Ranking compiled by expert evaluators of Gourmet in Slovakia and chefs
LUKÁŠ HESKO
REŠTAURÁCIA Irin. BRATISLAVA
Lukáš worked in Michelin restaurants in London and Stockholm, and after returning to Slovakia, he created completely new concepts that had no parallel in our country until then. The first was the FACH restaurant, which already hinted at the philosophy of Lukáš’s cooking and had a very good response, was awarded the Golden Fork and Lukáš became the chef of the year 2017 according to Gourmet in Slovakia. Already a year later, he opened a new concept in Trnava – Akademia beer & bistro, which was also a successful initiative of the new style of Slovak bistro culture. However, he still dreamed of owning his own business, where he would cook exactly the way he feels. His dream came true in 2022 with the opening of the Irin restaurant. in Bratislava, in the historic part of the Old Town in a magical place on Rudnay square. Together with their team, they offer their guests creative haute cuisine, which pushes the boundaries of the Slovak gastronomic scene a little further. The quality of his cuisine was appreciated by gourmets, the professional public and also our bedeker by awarding up to 2 Golden Forks, and Lukáš was awarded the Chef of the Year 2023 award for his unbreakable will to open his own restaurant with his signature.
EBENICA BEST 20 CHEFS
A total of 58 Gurmán evaluators and chefs from all over Slovakia voted
| 1. place 3p | 2. place 2p | 3. place 1p | sum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lukáš HESKO | Irin., Bratislava | 8 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| 2. | Daniel TILINGER | ECK, Bratislava | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| 3. | Jozef BREZA | Gašperov Mlyn, Batizovce | 4 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| 4. | Gabriel KOCÁK | U nás doma, Spišská Sobota | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 5. | Martin NOVÁK | Palace Art Hotel, Pezinok | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 6. | Jozef MASAROVIČ | UFO, Bratislava | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 7. | Martin MIKLOŠÍK | BISTRONOMY, Bratislava | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 8. | Michael THÍRY | OhniskO, Košice | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 9. | Juraj HRUŠKA | Slávia, Košice | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 10. | Michal TAKÁCS | IASAI Food Bar, Bratislava | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 11. | Miroslav ZÁMIŠKA | Grand Hotel Kempinski High Tatras | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 12. | Marián FILO | Chateau Čereňany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 13. | Imro Bindics | Villa Rosa, Dunajská Streda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 14. | Martin KORBELIČ | MenJu, Bratislava | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 15. | Peter ĎURČO | TOP restaurant, Žilina | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 16. | Roman BOROVSKÝ | Semillon, Vráble | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 17. | Zdenko KRAMARČÍK | Olivia’s, Žilina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 18. | Andrea ENA | DA Andrea, Bratislava | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 18. | Erik VOLKO | Bistro Chef, Zvolen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 20. | Eva POLOMSKÁ | SOTTO ristorate, Spišská Nová Ves | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
The following chefs were also evaluated: Michal Škorec, Peter Duranský, Peter Bracho, Kristián Šramka, Jakub Roder, Anton Meszaroš, Ľubomír Lovecký, Ivan Čurgali, Tomáš Sido, Ervin Madi, Radovan Budzák, Erik Šoltés, Marek Kotuček, Daniel Marek, Peter Czucz a Marcel Kubík.
The chef of the year becomes the chef who recorded the greatest progress, who raised the level and quality of his restaurant and had the greatest “drive” this year. Of course, the qualities of these chefs, nominated by our expert evaluators as well as chefs from gourmet restaurants throughout Slovakia, are high and have contributed to the fact that Slovak gastronomy has moved a step forward again. Congratulations to all the top 20 and we believe that in a year we will see a few new young names there again.