The final “Wine by the Spoon” event of the year, now in its 28th edition, was held on Zagreb’s very own sea – Lake Jarun – at the restaurant Mala riba. There, just as in the Adriatic Sea, the young manager Karla Mikičić navigates brilliantly. Fourteen years ago, her family, together with the Nikolac family, opened the tavern of the same name in Matulji near Opatija. The business in Matulji is running smoothly, so they decided to expand to Zagreb, where, since opening in June, they have become...

Posljednji ovogodišnji event 'Vino uz žlicu', koji je doživio svoje 28. izdanje, održan je na zagrebačkom moru - Jarunu - u restoranu Mala riba. U njemu, kao u Jadranskom moru, uspješno pliva mlada voditeljica Karla Mikičić, čija je obitelj prije 14 godina pokrenula istoimenu konobu u Matuljima kod Opatije zajedno s obitelji Nikolac. Posao u Matuljima dobro je uhodan, pa su se odlučili proširiti ga i na Zagreb, gdje su od otvaranja u lipnju postali prepoznatljivo mjesto za uživanje u morskim...

Thai Me Up by Lira restaurant opened earlier this year in the centre of Zagreb (Teslina 5), offering excellent Thai cuisine at affordable prices. It is run by husband-and-wife team Yada, who is Thai, and Jura Dončić, a local restaurateur, who took on the challenge set by Renata Cisar and Mustafa Topčagić, organisers of the Wine with a Spoon events, to pair dishes from that part of the world with selected Croatian wines. Several street-food venues in Zagreb currently serve Thai dishes, and...