Filip Matjaž

Slovenia, Awarded 2021

My culinary motto is that every meal the location, history and the people that live at the destination. So, my dishes are small experiences that reflect something from the region, and together they make the guest feel the destination

Filip Matjaž

Filip graduated from the Faculty of Tourism Studies – in Primorska, Portorož, with a thesis on Istrian gastronomy. During these years, he experienced what working inside professional kitchens means.He specialised in Istrian and Mediterranean cuisine, and through his participation in some international culinary projects as well as gastronomy courses, he gained a more holistic understanding of the food universe.He told us that his culinary philosophy is that every meal should represent the location as well as its history and population. As a consequence, in his dishes, he tries to convey a small experience in order to make the guest feel the destination.