Chef
Vanja Puškar
Founder & Culinary Director, New Balkan Cuisine / Executive Chef, Iva New Balkan Cuisine
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Portrait of Vanja Puškar
i. Biography
Vanja Puškar is a Serbian chef, restaurateur, and the founder of the New Balkan Cuisine culinary group based in Belgrade, Serbia. After co-founding the Chefs Club Belgrade and opening his pioneering atelier Iris in 2016, he launched bistro Iva New Balkan Cuisine. His cooking centers on micro-seasonal local sourcing, indigenous Balkan ingredients, zero-waste practices, and modern culinary techniques.
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