Marking a ten years of promoting Croatian foodstuff in NY (Photograph credit rating: Ane Strazicic Rodriguez)
A Croatian restaurant is celebrating 10 a long time of selling Croatian delicacies and also conventional Dubrovnik delicacies in New York Metropolis.
Positioned in the coronary heart of New Rochelle, Dubrovnik Restaurant first opened its doorways again in 2013 and for the past 10 years it has been serving basic Croatian delicacies.
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“We miss Croatia. We pass up the smell of the sea, the fishing culture and the seems of our mothers grilling whichever was freshly caught in the morning. We skip becoming in a land the place soccer is performed with feet. In spite of the Croatian affinity for the sea, it’s difficult for us to go house as substantially as we want to, so we did the following ideal matter, we introduced our residence to us and set up Dubrovnik Cafe,” says the Dubrovnik-born proprietor Zeljko Tomic.
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Because opening, the objective at Dubrovnik Restaurant is to make customers fall in appreciate with Croatia through its cuisine, with an emphasis on Dubrovnik-inspired dishes.
“Dubrovnik functions the most effective of Croatian delicacies, which include succulent meat roasts, refreshing grilled fish and a variety of other favorites.
The menu offers such delights as the Dalmatian platter, with pršut and cheeses, fish soup, octopus salad, pasta ‘Lopud’ and the renowned Dubrovnik dessert ‘Rozata’. The wine listing is also stacked with Croatian wines.
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On Thursday night time, the cafe celebrated its 10th anniversary.
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Visitors at the cafe ended up entertained by Josip Velčić from the Astoria NY vocal team and Vukan Stanišić from the well-known singer-songwriter duo Srđan and Vukan from NY.
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On the terrace surrounded by fig trees and grapevines, Ema Jusić, the new youthful Croatian feeling and gifted singer, alongside with Zvonimir Antolos from the Astoria vocal team, done conventional Dubrovnik songs.
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For the genuine Dubrovnik dishes, for which this restaurant is renowned not only in New York but through The us, renowned chefs Antonio Selendić and Srećko Žarak took treatment of the culinary delights on the night time.
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The personnel, led by manager Matija Žarko, were being delighted with the substantial amount of faithful company who have recognized the quality of meals and the warm hospitality this cafe has furnished for a entire decade.
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Between the typical company were being associates from Croatian Radio in NY, Gordana Skugor and Zvonimir, properly-identified importers and promoters of European and Croatian wines Duško and Samir Ramić, and the very well-acknowledged Ane Mljećka, not only a promoter of Croatian cuisine but also of Croatia in The united states.
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In addition to guests of Croatian descent, there were being lots of American patrons who relished the specialties of Croatian cuisine.
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“The environment was superb, with the greatest Croatian wines flowing freely. Visitors savored dishes like black risotto, octopus salad, squid, mussels, oysters, marinated anchovies and tuna, grilled sardines, and Swiss chard with olive oil. There was also roasted pig and lamb on the spit, pancakes, and other delicacies. The committed personnel ensured that everyone still left satisfied,” said Ane Mljećka.
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There was singing and dancing into the late several hours of the night time, and almost all the attendees, as they bid farewell, expressed the hope that these evenings need to be recurring much more normally.
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