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Notes from the Kitchen

Beleške iz kuhinje

Craft, numbers, people and ingredients. What I have learned in the kitchen, written down.

Zanat, brojevi, ljudi i namirnice. Ono što sam naučio u kuhinji, zapisano.

27. jun 2026. Origin 20 min read
Sugar — The Origin
History, chemistry, 16+ varieties from around the world, what sugar does to food and body, industrial and artisanal production, and the myths that persist.
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18. jun 2026. Kitchen Life 7 min read
The Chef Doesn't Sweat — And Other Kitchen Lies
What a cook's exhaustion looks like from inside the kitchen, not from a textbook. On burnout, adrenaline, bad sleep, and how to stop just surviving and start building something.
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17. jun 2026. Origin 15 min read
Pepper — The Origin
How a berry from one Indian coast set trade and ships in motion, and why it is on almost every table today.
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31. mart 2026. Origin 15 min read
Salt — The Origin
History, chemistry, varieties and myths about the ingredient we reach for every day and rarely think about.
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16. mart 2026. Workforce 10 min read
The Kitchen Workforce Crisis, and What We Can Do About It
Why young people aren't entering professional kitchens, and how a better way of working can bring order, dignity and motivation back to the trade.
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14. mart 2026. Leadership 20 min read
Leading a Kitchen Team Without Yelling
Why kitchens shout, what it costs, and how it can work differently.
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12. mart 2026. Planning 11 min read
Opening a Restaurant: The Most Common Mistakes
Concept, location, money, people: what most often goes wrong at the start, and how to avoid it.
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10. mart 2026. Money 12 min read
How to Build a Menu That Earns Its Keep
Stars, puzzles, plowhorses and dogs: how to read the numbers and make decisions that help the menu earn more.
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8. mart 2026. Philosophy 9 min read
Mise en Place as Philosophy
More than a prep list. A habit you learn in the kitchen and use outside it too.
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6. mart 2026. Money 7 min read
Food Cost Math: the Numbers a Chef Should Know
How to work out food cost to the gram, where kitchens most often lose money, and why one good spreadsheet is worth the effort.
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4. mart 2026. Technique 8 min read
Sous Vide Is Not a Trick — It Is Control
Temperature and time, and why they make a dish come out the same every time.
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2. mart 2026. Organization 7 min read
The Seasonal Menu as an Operational Tool
How working with the calendar protects margins, improves quality and teaches the team.
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27. jun 2026. Poreklo 20 min čitanja
Šećer — poreklo
Istorija, hemija, 16+ vrsta šećera iz celog sveta, šta šećer radi hrani i telu, industrijska i zanatska proizvodnja i mitovi koji opstaju.
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18. jun 2026. Kuhinja iznutra 7 min čitanja
Šef se ne znoji — i druge laži iz kuhinje
Kako izgleda iscrpljenost kuvara kad je gledaš iz kuhinje, a ne iz udžbenika. O izgaranju, adrenalinu, lošem snu i o tome kako da prestaneš samo da preživljavaš i počneš nešto da gradiš.
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17. jun 2026. Poreklo 15 min čitanja
Biber — poreklo
Kako je bobica sa jedne indijske obale pokrenula trgovinu i brodove, i zašto je danas na skoro svakom stolu.
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31. mart 2026. Poreklo 15 min čitanja
So — poreklo
Istorija, hemija, vrste i mitovi o sastojku koji svaki dan imamo pri ruci, a o kome retko razmišljamo.
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16. mart 2026. Radna snaga 10 min čitanja
Kriza radne snage u kuhinjama, i šta možemo da uradimo
Zašto mladi ne ulaze u profesionalne kuhinje i kako bolji način rada može da vrati red, dostojanstvo i volju u zanat.
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14. mart 2026. Vođenje tima 20 min čitanja
Vođenje kuhinjskog tima bez vikanja
Zašto se u kuhinji viče, šta to košta i kako može drugačije.
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12. mart 2026. Planiranje 11 min čitanja
Otvaranje restorana: najčešće greške
Koncept, lokacija, novac, ljudi: šta najčešće krene naopako na početku i kako to izbeći.
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10. mart 2026. Novac 12 min čitanja
Kako složiti jelovnik koji zarađuje
Zvezde, zagonetke, radni konji i psi: kako da čitate brojeve i donosite odluke od kojih jelovnik više zarađuje.
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8. mart 2026. Filozofija 9 min čitanja
Mise en Place kao filozofija
Više od prep liste. Navika koju naučiš u kuhinji, a koristiš i van nje.
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6. mart 2026. Novac 7 min čitanja
Matematika troška hrane: brojevi koje šef treba da zna
Kako se trošak hrane računa do grama, gde kuhinje najčešće gube novac i zašto vredi napraviti jednu dobru tabelu.
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4. mart 2026. Tehnika 8 min čitanja
Sous vide nije trik — to je kontrola
Temperatura i vreme, i zašto zbog njih jelo ispadne isto svaki put.
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2. mart 2026. Organizacija 7 min čitanja
Sezonski jelovnik kao operativni alat
Kako rad po kalendaru čuva marže, popravlja kvalitet i uči tim.
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