Goran: manjada.org

Light, food, olive oil and wine are four kinds of energy fueling up my life. As laser physicist I’m investigating how Nature efficiently uses the Sun to power itself. Obsessed with homemade local produces and rustic cooking style inherited from my Istrian family. Taking care of my olive grove is my utmost relaxation. Wine entered into my life few years ago (I even passed the sommelier exam) and told me: “I’m here to feed your spirit and imagination.”

Lada: gastroLada

On my way to becoming a veterinarian, I somehow also managed to become a hedonist. Although it may sound a bit strange, it works together just fine. I believe that wherever there is good food and wine, you’re bound to find some good people nearby. So, that’s what I’m mostly doing. Constantly on the move; sniffing, tasting, touching, asking, talking, dancing, searching, writing, looking for “those moments”…and then all over again.

Marinela: eno-gastro-mama

A mom, wife, hedonist and blogger. Somehow I managed to become all that throughout the years… And yes, I can still fulfill all those roles 24 hours a day. I enjoy cooking for my family and friends. I smile a lot and love life. Never go out without my camera and my family. Every day rediscovering the beautiful world we live in. Lucky enough to have a husband that shares my passion for food and wine. And I am a proud mom.

Morana: gurwoman

When I was a kid at summer camp, they served us pork with pineapple and I was the only one who loved it. I think my inner gourmet was born that day and she is still insatiable. I’m a freelance translator, writer and blogger who loves pairing words with food and wine.

Co-starring:

Ivan: eNOgAStrObRUtaL

Electrical engineer by vocation, specialized in nuclear energetics. Destined to be a gourmand, wine lover, blogger, hiker, amateur mushroom gatherer, antifrutarian and collector of various knickknacks in constant search for new positive irritations of the palate in the orbit of my own brutal perception of the organoleptic reality.

John: dalmatiancooking

I am an American born writer, chef and musician of Irish ancestry. I have studied the Croatian language for close to 15 years, and have been writing about Croatian gastronomy for a little over six years. I’m the executive chef of LUKA, a pop-up dinner series based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to Dalmatian cuisine. My next culinary project is NOVA, a new pop-up series planned for Croatia, and dedicated to new interpretations of Slavic cuisine. My book, Dalmatian Cooking, is due for release in Spring of 2012. I’ve lived in Zagreb and close to Split, have traveled all over Croatia, and I look forward to returning. If you want to know what the most important ingredient in any dish is, have a look at my photo.

Željko: vinske priče

Five years ago I was a heavy smoker, with three cigarette boxes per day I was potentially developing a colony of lung cancers. And then, like Forrest Gump, I quit in a moment and said – I am going home, I want to breathe the World to the fullest. Once again I rediscovered forgotten senses. Indeed, I put on a bit/a lot weight, so my closest friends are trying to convince the port authorities of the Italian village Giglia that the captain and Moldavian women are not to blame for the catastrophe of the Costa Concordia. Instead, it was me who happened to be on the wrong side of the ship. The equilibrium was irreparably compromised and – the accident was inevitable!

Taste of Croatia team

Seven stomachs, fourteen hands, one mission! Social networking and the love for good food and wine brought us together. We decided to join forces and share our personal experience of Croatian cuisine and wines.

Our philosophy is to think globally and eat locally, always having our minds and palates open for new challenges.

We are independent, honest and passionate and therefore look for the same kind of people and places.

We’re not offering a boring list of everything there is, but a real-life foodie log.