
Marking a decade of promoting Croatian meals in NY (Picture credit: Ane Strazicic Rodriguez)
A Croatian cafe is celebrating 10 several years of marketing Croatian cuisine and also regular Dubrovnik cuisine in New York Town.
Positioned in the coronary heart of New Rochelle, Dubrovnik Cafe 1st opened its doorways again in 2013 and for the previous ten years it has been serving typical Croatian delicacies.

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“We overlook Croatia. We pass up the scent of the sea, the fishing culture and the appears of our moms grilling whatsoever was freshly caught in the early morning. We miss becoming in a land where football is performed with ft. Inspite of the Croatian affinity for the sea, it is tough for us to go house as a lot as we want to, so we did the upcoming greatest point, we brought our property to us and founded Dubrovnik Restaurant,” claims the Dubrovnik-born proprietor Zeljko Tomic.

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Considering the fact that opening, the intention at Dubrovnik Cafe is to make buyers fall in really like with Croatia as a result of its cuisine, with an emphasis on Dubrovnik-encouraged dishes.
“Dubrovnik options the finest of Croatian cuisine, like succulent meat roasts, refreshing grilled fish and a selection of other favorites.
The menu features these delights as the Dalmatian platter, with pršut and cheeses, fish soup, octopus salad, pasta ‘Lopud’ and the famed Dubrovnik dessert ‘Rozata’. The wine checklist is also stacked with Croatian wines.

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On Thursday evening, 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 group 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 younger Croatian sensation and gifted singer, along with Zvonimir Antolos from the Astoria vocal group, executed classic Dubrovnik tunes.

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For the authentic Dubrovnik dishes, for which this cafe is renowned not only in New York but all through The usa, renowned chefs Antonio Selendić and Srećko Žarak took care of the culinary delights on the night.

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The employees, led by manager Matija Žarko, were delighted with the huge selection of loyal attendees who have recognized the high quality of food stuff and the heat hospitality this restaurant has presented for a complete ten years.

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Amid the regular guests were being reps from Croatian Radio in NY, Gordana Skugor and Zvonimir, very well-recognised importers and promoters of European and Croatian wines Duško and Samir Ramić, and the properly-known Ane Mljećka, not only a promoter of Croatian cuisine but also of Croatia in The us.

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In addition to friends of Croatian descent, there had been numerous American patrons who relished the specialties of Croatian cuisine.

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“The environment was excellent, with the best Croatian wines flowing freely. Guests 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 focused team ensured that every person still left satisfied,” mentioned Ane Mljećka.

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There was singing and dancing into the late hours of the night, and virtually all the guests, as they bid farewell, expressed the hope that this sort of evenings need to be recurring additional typically.

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