The secrets from the Chef & Sommelier

Dragan Unic – Serbia / Sweden (Executive Sommelier,Food & Wine Director) Name:  Dragan Unic Dragan Unic Nationality:  Serbian At the moment:  Sweden Food & Wine Director – Executive Sommelier Website:  Unictaste .se    Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? What specific traits or skills should a Sommelier(e) possess for professional performance and is there any person with that qualities you especially admire within the wine industry? What would be your advice to a young Sommelier(e) i.e. Commis Sommelier(e) where to look finding an adequate position at home or abroad? Any further tips? I started to understand the power of wine when I found a mentor in cooking who forced me to learn food & wine pairing at an very early stage and from that on it have been my leading star thru all my years in the culinary industry so my advice to all young somme...

 Covid-19 have truly have a big and negative impact on hospitality industry and nothing will ever be as before, life will change to some kind of new normal and business will suffer for a long time to come, with or without vaccine many people are hoping for, this will not be the ultimate solution to this epidemic. The world is changing and so must we withit, stay healthy and support your local restaurants.

 Hi guys, I'm back here and will continue to write about my culinary adventures and new in the cooking world so please join in. Time flies and so many things have happend since I was here last time,  I moved to Singapore and back, quit my position as continental director and board member at worldchefs, my girls are so grown up now and I am so lucky for those young and brilliant ladies and how amazing they have become. I have been discovering new countries and citys and have meet some adorable and fantastic people along the way and tried some crazy delicious food that some just took my breath away, som much in such a short time, life is truly precious and should be used to the max.

I have not been here for a very long time and it is a shame becouse I love to share my life with you,  I am now at the Hotel Öresund in Landskrona for a year and I just love my work and all the great staff that I have, you guys rock!! Back today after more than 3 weeks of summer vacation is a strange feeling that I am not use to but it feels great and I am looking forward to all the new excitement coming ahead this season, we are changing the restaurant concept and I will show you some pictures in a few days but for now Im happy to back. cheers.  Med vänlig hälsning / Best regards   Dragan Unic WACS Continental Director Europe North

Sometimes life is complicated and things do not turn out as one could expect. My time I Kosta at the hotel is over and it have been some fantastic time with great c olle agues and amazing projects, thank you Torsten Jansson for this opportunity to work for you and with you, you will be remembered. New challenges are on the rising and many new doors are open for me and I would like to thank you all for being part of my life.

Chefs Association Denmark would like to welcome chefs and waiters and all food professionals from the Nordic and European countries to sensuous flavor and taste experiences june 2015 in Aalborg Denmark: ● Food fair with focus on health – naturalness – ecology - culinary delight – freshness ● Unique Danish quality food - and niche manufacturers ● Workshops on topics like sustainability - organic food - waste – the tourism structure in Denmark - future challenges for the hotel and restaurant industry ● Competitions at high international league level ● – Semi Final Continental Competitions – Final in Greece 2016 ● Global Chefs Challenge – Global Pastry Chefs – Hans Bueschkens Young Chefs Challenge   ● Nordic Chef Junior – Nordic Waiter ● Nordic Chef Junior Meeting – get together ● Network debates ● Foodies - culinary activities ● Food and wine commentators and bloggers ● International judge school ● Nordic Young Chef Club Conference ● Nordic Chefs Association Congress

Dear chefs around the world and especially all of you who is competing at the world cup in Luxembourg this week, I wish you all the best of luck and I am very sorry that I could not find time to be there with you to celebrate the victory’s together with everybody. This is the first time in 20 years that I am not attending a big culinary competition and It feels very strange to take part from outside, I hate it and I will for sure see you all in Erfurt 2016 for the Culinary Olympics. Best of luck and fight hard Thanks to Palle W Nielsen for the pictures.