DAM Restaurant * (Slovenia)
The last stop of our trip through Slovenia was at DAM Boutique Hotel & Restaurant. The chef and owner, Uros, runs the hotel and restaurant with his family. First time a starred chef has checked us in to our hotel room!
We had dinner at DAM our last night. We chose their larger pre-fixe menu, which was Mediterranean seafood focused. Uros and his son served all the plates, and it was cool to see the chef in the front of the house for much of the night explaining the dishes, including a smoked Adriatic prawn dish that he prepared table-side.
The food was fantastic, skillfully cooked and artfully presented. We even enjoyed the dishes that had ingredients we normally aren't crazy about, like the scallop and zucchini.
As a bonus, DAM had a very rare Slovenian wine we had been hoping to try, the 2016 Unico M from Marjan Simcic. It is a special blend that has only been made a couple of times, in the very best years. For 2016, there were only 1,333 bottles produced. The wine was awesome.
After all the tables were served, we invited Uros to join us for a glass. We enjoyed learning more from him about his life, influences, and style of cooking. It was a wonderful end to an epic trip.
Pics:
1 - Amuse bouche
2 - Soca River Trout Mosaic
3 - Scallop and zucchini soup
4 - Gnocchi with shrimp
5 & 6 - Adriatic prawns prepared table-side
7 & 8 - Signature truffled egg with shaved prosciutto
9 - Seafood risotto with scent of oyster
10 - Salt baked sea bass with lemon puree
11 - “DAM Olives” made of white chocolate shell and nut puree
12 - Unico M 2016