Food & Wine Tours

Today three lovely girls, Skenny, Victoria and Camila from Norway and a young couple, Luka from New Zealand and his delightful Australian wife Nykkea came along to the Split Cooking Class at the SKMER ACADEMY. (Chefs of the European and Mediterranean Region) Chef Željko Neven Bremec met the group at the Split Green Market promptly at 9.00 am. The girls […]

My group of nine awesome Aussies, Kiwis and Americans agreed a cooking class was the way to go! All except Bryan from Melbourne, who definitely didn’t want to be part of this almost all-female adventure into the traditional ways of preparing, cooking and devouring foods of the Mediterranean! Mind you, he loved the devouring part but was not keen at […]

Mediterranean cuisine is one of a kind so try the local way of preparing meals. Our tradition is connected to the sea where we catch fish, and the land where we grow vegetables and fruits.  Of course, it is important to have knowledge of recognizing healthy and tasty herbs. All of them mixed together to give a wonderful selection of fresh […]

Writing about the wines of Croatia is always a great pleasure for me! Croatia is well known as a country of many islands but lesser-known as a country of many vineyards, ranging from the tiny unknowns to the award-winning gold medal wine producers. With the wine industry blossoming since the independence of Croatia,  the quality of the wine being produced […]

Croatian Cuisine is very diverse, reflecting the various cultures and empires that have influenced the country in the past centuries. Along the coastline, the cuisine sharply resembles Italian style cuisine and flavours, while in the Continental inland regions, you’ll find Austro Hungarian and even Turkish cuisine further towards the Bosnian border. Each region has its particular specialty, and I can […]

Alen Bibic is one of Croatia’s leading winemakers..it is always a pleasure to visit his vineyard and cellar at Plastovo in the hills near Skradin on the Krka River. Being greeted by the man himself and treated to a superbly chilled Bibich Brut Rose` was a VERY special occasion… Alen Bibi?, a brilliant entrepreneur as well as a winemaker has […]

Dalmatian Zagora (Hinterland) is the southern inland region spreading from Zadar to Biokovo National Park. The environment is beautiful, and the food has many finger-licking delicacies. The houses are built of stone since the region is abundant in this material. The great sculptor Ivan Mestrovic came from this area. Mountainous and rocky, this region is known for its hard-working people, […]