Pastry chef Dragana Kovačević

Spinnaker Restaurant, Poreč, 3 toques Gault&Millau, Michelin plate

She entered the culinary world relatively late, at the age of 30, after finishing hairdressing school and various jobs that did not fulfill her emotionally. Today, she is one of the best pastry chefs in Croatia.

In ten years, she went through all the stages in catering, and her desire to learn led her to the workshops of world-famous confectioners such as Emmanuel Hamon, John Martin, Nina Tarasova and Karim Bourgi. She perfected her skills in making dietary desserts, for five years she led the pastry team at the Hotel Meneghetti in Bale, worked at the Austrian hotel Raffl’s, and two years ago she joined the Spinnaker restaurant in Poreč. Each of her desserts looks like a picture, she likes to involve guests in interacting with the desserts, so that they experience the different ingredients.

Dragana is passionate about her job and sees it as her greatest happiness. She is especially happy that she infected her son with the virus of gastronomy. Dragana Kovačević is the winner of the Gault&Millau Croatia trophy for the Pastry chef of the year 2024.