The Workers’ Lunch is the brainchild of two pre-existing culinary projects, RAGOR’s ‘KUHAM DOMAče’ (HOMEly COOKING) and GMJ’s ‘Naša kuhna’ (Our cuisine). Once their enthusiastic employees joined forces with each-other and Jesenice chefs and restaurant owners, many charming olden-day menus were re-created, bringing you the best ‘classical’ home meals. Now you can also try them in the restaurants of Jesenice – brace yourself for flavours that will trigger a flare of nostalgia with each precious bite.
Not so long ago, meat was only on the table on Sundays when Mom cooked beef broth. Only in wealthier families was there a roast for Sunday lunch, and for the most part each family member was given only a little piece of meat from the broth whereas in the poorer families all of the meat was reserved for the father, who was the only breadwinner. Lunch was always at 12.00 sharp. In more recent times, slurping beef broth went hand in hand with the mandatory ‘Avseniki’ (The Avsenik Brothers Ensemble) music and ‘Congratulations and Greetings’ on Radio Triglav, the local Jesenice radio station. Therefore, we still refer to this type music as ‘beef’ music.
