MICHELIN Guide Slovenia : a local and wild gastronomy
"Halfway between Ljubljana and Maribor, the pleasant Lower Savinja Valley is covered with hops fields and large apple orchards. To find the Galerija okusov restaurant, you enter the Baroque Novo Celje Park and walk around its 1760 mansion, inspired by Schönbrunn Castle in Vienna. Set in an outbuilding surrounded by century-old trees, this restaurant with contemporary decor is one of the musts for food lovers visiting the region. Here, too, the food is inspired by nature and the best of the produce it yields. Marko Magajne, the 30-year-old chef, has been involved in the project since its inception. His ambition is to reinvent Slovenian cuisine, without neglecting family recipes, those that invariably provoke nostalgia. To achieve this, his approach is to create refined cuisine: "I never use more than three ingredients in a dish. It's a matter of harmony but also respect for the produce." - Le Guide MICHELIN
