Internationally renowned, award-winning mentor and president of the Slovenian Culinary Academy, Chef Jožef Oseli, recently visited Malta as a guest of The Palace hotel, Sliema.

During his stay he created a memorable buffet dinner together with the hotel’s executive chef Joseph Xuereb, blending Slovenian and Maltese elements to produce a unique gastronomical experience.

The Slovenian chef started as a waiter in the Slovenian Parliament, where he developed a passion for food. He has cooked for numerous world leaders, presidents, kings and emperors at the Slovenian Presidential Residence in the Brdo Castle in Kranj from 1972 to 1989.

Among his many awards he has won medals from the GTZ Slovenian Competition and Yugoslav State Orders. He is currently also a member of several associations and organisations such as the Slovenian Chef Association, Academie Coulinaire de France, the Emirates Culinary Guild and the Slovenian Sommelier and World Association of Chefs Societies.

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