Slovenia’s Restaurant For ‘Semi-Responsible Hedonists’
“It’s not enough to be a vegan; you can still hurt yourself and the planet. The answer is deeper, part of it is returning to self-supply.”
You won’t find the word vegan in any of their communication and promotional media, although every ingredient of their meal is of vegetable origin. Instead you’ll be greeted with relaxed ambient, a freshly baked flat cake, made from locally produced spelt, a juice from surplus lemons that can’t be sold in a store, a cake from ripe bananas that were saved from being thrown away, a stew from seasonal vegetables, home-fermented cheeses, tacos with guacamole made from mashed zucchini instead of avocado, and much more. It’s Kucha, a “home for semi-responsible hedonists” in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, where veganism and care for the environment are lifted to another level.
“We strive for Kucha to become an institution that deals with food on many levels, to be a crossing point of different talents and knowledge, all revolving around food,” explains Vladimir Mićković, one of the founders of Kucha. The founders united about two years ago to put into reality their idealistic belief that a better world is possible.
