Ana Roš Stojan (born 1972)[2] is a chef from Slovenia. A self-taught cook, she helms the kitchen of Hiša Franko restaurant in Kobarid, Slovenia.[3][4]
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| Born | December 31, 1972 |
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| Cooking style | Nouvelle cuisine |
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Born to distinctly ambitious parents, she trained alpine skiing as a child, earning a place in the Yugoslavian youth national team, but later decided she didn't want a professional career. After that, she studied diplomacy in Gorizia, when she met her ex-partner Valter Kramar.[3][4][5] Kramar's parents owned Hiša Franko, an already established restaurant. Incidentally, they decided to retire just as she completed her study, so she and Kramar decided to stay and take over the family restaurant (against the wish of her parents). At first, she worked as a waitress (Kramar became a sommelier) and tried convincing the then chef to try experimenting with traditional recipes, to no avail. After he left, she took over the kitchen.[3]
With the help of her mother-in-law and a family friend, she shortly learned cooking well enough to attract attention in the wider region with her culinary creations.[5] In 2010, she was featured in the Italian culinary magazine Identità Golose, which brought her even more attention. She began receiving invitations to top-notch culinary events, such as being a guest chef of the Ikarus restaurant in Hangar-7 in Salzburg, Austria, and the Gelinaz Grand Shuffle in New York City. In 2016, Roš was featured in the Netflix documentary Chef's Table and in early 2017, she was named world's best female chef by The World's 50 Best Restaurants academy.[3]
Her cooking style features innovative remaking of traditional recipes from the upper Soča valley region, prepared with local ingredients.[3] Roš characterizes her own approach as "technical, almost scientific." She has a preference of serving raw food, especially vegetables.[6]
Recognition
editIn 2016, Roš was featured in the Netflix documentary Chef's Table.[3] The following year, she was named world's best female chef by The World's 50 Best Restaurants academy.[3] In 2019, Travel + Leisure named Hiša Franko one of the world's 30 best restaurants.[7]
Hiša Franko was awarded two Michelin stars as Michelin Guide presented its first ever rating for Slovenia in 2020. In addition, her restaurant was specially noted for sustainability.[8] In 2023, Hiša Franko was awarded 3 stars by Michelin Guide and a green star for sustainability.[9][10]
Personal life
editRoš and Kramar have two children.[3] Apart from her native Slovene, she speaks English, Italian, French, Croatian, Spanish fluently and some German.[11]
References
edit- ^ Price, Laura. "Ana Ros puts Slovenia on the gastronomic map as The World's Best Female Chef 2017". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Štamcar, Miha (4 February 2017). "Najboljše kuharice na svetu" [The best female chefs in the world]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Springer, Kate (7 March 2017). "Ana Roš: The female chef putting Slovenia on the map". CNN. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Chi è Ana Roš, la migliore chef donna al mondo" [Who is Ana Roš, the best female chef in the world]. Quotidiano.net (in Italian). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b First, Miha; Vogrin, Nina (24 September 2013). "Ana Roš: Brez Michelinovih zvezdic je več svobode" [Ana Roš: There's more freedom without Michelin stars]. SiOL.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Morton, Elise. "Ana Roš: The chef who put Slovenia on the map". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Rodell, Besha (20 August 2019). "These Are the World's Best Restaurants: Asia, Australia, and Europe". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Chef Ana Roš awarded two Michelin stars, five restaurants get one each". Slovenian Press Agency. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Ana Roš becomes first Slovenian chef with three Michelin stars". Slovenian Press Agency. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Restaurant Hiša Franko, by Chef Ana Roš, awarded Three Michelin Stars". Michelin Guide. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Omerzel, Borut (28 October 2020). "Ana Roš: "Sem ena tistih precej ciganskih mam in sem ju (tudi) vzgajala tako"". Playboy.
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