the kinfolk table

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Včasih se mora zgoditi ves Kinfolk, da človek pelje samega sebe na kosilo in se ima fino. Še nikoli prej nisem na pogrinjek za enega, gledala kot na tako družaben dogodek, kot so ga v eni od številk, predstavili pri Kinfolku. In predstavili so tudi, da se imaš lahko perfektno na večerji z ljudmi, ki jih srečaš prvič, in sploh, če imate v mestu Bazilika Bistro, ali pa Darjo.

Kinfolk je revija in je ideja o druženju ob preprosti hrani. Ne potrebuješ pečenke, ki si jo ves teden obdeloval in na zadnji dan nevrotično spravil iz pečice, ampak nekaj, kar je preprosto in dobro in deliš z ljudmi, ki veš, da bodo v tem uživali enako kot ti. Kinfolk dogodek pa je tematsko obarvano druženje ob hrani, ki ga na pobudo Kinfolka, prirejajo organizatorji po celem svetu istočano. V Ljubljani je to Bazilika in ta dogodek je bil drugi pri nas.

Tokrat smo praznovali izid knjige The Kinfolk Table (na voljo v Baziliki). Nazdravili smo s tremi različnimi vini, jedli fine sirčke in mamino panceto, bučno juho s kokosovim mlekom in koriandrom, brstični ohrovt v solati s parmezanom, krompirčke v srajčki, goveji bourgvignom in sladkarije, si delili najljubše recepte, instagramali in preko hashtagov pokukali, kaj na enakem dogodku počnejo drugod po svetu.

Sometimes it takes a whole Kinfolk to happen, for a person to take him/her self to lunch. A table for one, never seemed such a fun and such a social thing, until I flipped one Kinfolk issue for the first time, and until Bazilika Bistro opened on Prešernova street in Ljubljana. I love the notion that things should be simple and that they are to be enjoyed.

Small gatherings around the table is a simple enough idea, to love everything about Kinfolk. And to me, this goes way back to when Nathan and Katie were Hearblack and had an etsy shop where they sold things they made from drift wood, which they gathered on Hawaii beaches and they also sold local herb seeds. They made everything look and feel so simple and enjoyable, you wished there was more of it. And soon, there was!

The second Kinfolk event, was held by Bazilika, in honor of The Kinfolk Table cookbook release, as a global celebration of all that the cookbook represents. Fifteen people, friends, family and strangers gathered to enjoy simple food that Darja prepared, to have a great time and to share some time-worn recipes, that each of us brought from our old family cook books.

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