Will, strength, enthusiasm, and passion are the main driving forces of Nenad Kukurin, the owner of Kukuriku boutique hotel and chef of its gourmet restaurant in Kastav above Opatija, with 25 years of successful work. When someone is the fifth generation in a restaurateur family, following 125 years of tradition, cooking is in his genes. He has gained experience not only at home but also in Italy for six years, and when he took over the family restaurant in 1998, he became one of the pioneers of the “slow food movement” in Croatia. With his culinary creations he won over millions of Italian TV viewers who followed the La Prova del Cuoco cooking show on their national TV network. It comes naturally that his understanding of gastronomy and hospitality business is unquestionable.