To Bulgarians, Shopska salad is a bit like the scrambled eggs case – while it looks as if there is no way to screw the dish, in fact its proper preparation requires nothing less then utter care and devotion. In this case – in selecting the right... Full Story

15 June 2011 | Chef's, a trendy and exquisite restaurant near the lake of Pasarel 17 km south-east of Sofia was pronounced the Top restaurant of the year 2011 by Bacchus, Bulgaria's magazine on culture of food and wine. Full Story

5 June 2011| The top 10 restaurants of Central and Eastern Europe were announced tonight at a Dining Guide Food Show in Budapest. The list, which includes most of the Balkans, is considered to be a pre-selection. The announcement of a single... Full Story

31 May 2011 | If you wonder which wines to drink this year while in the Balkans, try these three: Two Moons 2010, white, made of the Greek variety Assyrtiko by Georgios Karamitros in Thessaly; The Tear of the Pine 2010, white, Assyrtiko, of... Full Story

Sherbet and sorbet are a pronounced example of the contemporary gastronomic approach to the “Eastern-Western” synthesis. Full Story

The watermelon – this bright, contrasting symbol of summer, according to many residents of the Balkans, is a kind of trademark of their peninsular heat. Full Story

When asked how he can tell what tomatoes are good, Pizho – a 63-year-old chef in a small neighbourhood restaurant, always answers the same thing: by “the tasty red” colour. Full Story

Wine is increasingly becoming the drink of choice in Belgrade’s trendier bars and cafés. Full Story

If you wish to insult somebody in Bulgarian, you could call him tikvenik – a word whose Full Story