Bob Hermanson
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Outstanding meal! Grič is a bit out of the way, but well worth the trip. Chef Luka Košir’s 11-course tasting menu starts with bites of local trout, local farmer’s cheese, local oyster mushrooms, and local peas, and perhaps you’re getting the drift? Following were tableside smoked shaved cuttlefish, bluefin with favas, slow-cooked beets, duck egg with morels and asparagus, and lobster from the Adriatic with strawberries and chili sauce. Following an intermezzo of fermented rice sorbet served with a house-made kefir, the savories concluded with a fried oyster garnished with caviar and a duck breast with caramelized onion and black currant sauce. Then desserts! The duck dishes, the dairy, the mushrooms, and much of the rest came from Grič’s own basement “laboratory,” their adjacent fields and greenhouses, and local producers you could see from the table. Pairings were a range of well-matched Slovenian and French wines, plus a local lambic and the aforementioned kefir. Open kitchen invites you to wander in to see the magic. Overall it was a superbly thought-out and expertly executed tour de force. Highly recommended.