I'm excited to announce that my new cookbook, Bon App & Tito, is coming out in France on May 15th! Bon App & Tito offers over 80 recipes, accompanied by travel stories from all over the former Yugoslavia and Albania – additional information on this page. Learn to prepare your own orange wine vinegar, the

Food Perestroika

20.04.2025

Orange Wine Vinegar | Food Perestroika

Slovenia produces a lot of orange wine. In fact, a great many proponents of the natural wine movement hail from there: winemakers such as Joško Gravner, Stanko Radikon, Aci Urbajs, and Božidar Zorjan (some of whom are now located on the other side of the Italian border) all helped to democratize the use of biodynamics

Food Perestroika

10.05.2025

Venison Wellington, NSK Style | Food Perestroika

In 1992, in the wake of Slovenia's declaration of independence, the Neue Slowenische Kunst (“New Slovenian Art”) formed the NSK State – “a state in time, a state without physical territory or national borders, a state of mind.” This micronation, not recognized by the international community, issues passports (which enable several hundred people to flee

Food Perestroika

15.06.2025

Croatia’s Stars, Part 4: Return to Boškinac | Food Perestroika

Heretofore, I've written a couple of posts about the Croatian island of Pag, its cheese, and its sheep. In one of those posts, I mentioned the Boškinac hotel-vineyard-restaurant, "the best place to stay on the island," where "the hotel serves a fantastic breakfast – dare I say, perhaps the best I’ve ever had," and "the

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Bon App & Tito, Released May 15th | Food Perestroika

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Venison Wellington, NSK Style | Food Perestroika

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