Franko House, run by Slovenian chef Ana Roš, is once again among the 50 best restaurants in the world. It was ranked 48th.
As the culinary experts explain, Ana Roš put Slovenia on the gastronomic map after becoming the world's best female chef in 2017. Roš is self-taught, "specialising in truly local food, using only produce grown within a few kilometres of the restaurant in the stunning surroundings of the Soča Valley," they added.
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Franko House first appeared on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2017, but its legacy dates back more than half a century, when Franko Kramar was still serving his famous Franko's roast beef and fricassee in the restaurant. Photo: archive Ukom
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The story and philosophy of Franko House are closely linked to the traditions and environment of Posočje. An environment that is sometimes harsh and difficult, but stunningly beautiful. Set at the foot of the mountains, just a stone's throw from the emerald Soča, the restaurant builds its cuisine on the best that nature has to offer at any given time of year. Photo: Jošt Gantar/slovenia.info/
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The diet in Posočje has always been heavily based on dairy and meat products, so cheese and all the by-products of its production feature heavily on the menu. Photo: Dean Duboković/slovenia.info/
50 shades of red
The experts highlighted the current Franko House tasting menu, called 50 shades of red, which includes dishes such as rose petals with brown butter, quail's egg and Alpine caviar, and cappellettes with black pear and artichoke.
Ana Roš has previously won numerous prestigious awards, including being ranked third in The Best Chef Awards 2023, the only woman in the top ten, last November. Franko House is also the only restaurant in Slovenia to boast three Michellin stars.
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The restaurant is closely linked to the communities of foragers, mushroom pickers, shepherds, cheese makers, hunters and fishermen. Photo: Benjamin Schmuck
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They work with farmers, shepherds and cheese-makers from the high mountain farms above Kobarid and Tolmin, where they still graze their cattle and make cheese and cottage cheese as their ancestors did. These are places where time has stood still. Photo: Benjamin Schmuck
This is the 22nd edition of the 50 Best Restaurants list. The 50 Best brand is considered a world leader in gastronomy. The brand is owned by William Reed, based in the UK.
Date: 11. June 2024
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