"Farm-to-Table" Tasting Menu
Welcome to our farm-to-table experience: flavourful seasonal dishes made with 70% of ingredients from our own mini-farm and selected local producers of the Slow Food Buzău community. Our menu is a humble ode to the terroir of the UNESCO Buzău Land Geopark and to the people who make sustainable food with passion — Romanian dishes prepared with an international note by Chef Juranda and the team.
Appetizers
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Zacuscă is the preserve every Romanian household puts up in autumn. Ours is made from estate carrots roasted until sweet, spread on a dill cream cheese as a small welcome from the kitchen garden.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • CarrotsMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Cream cheeseMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • DillMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
Starters
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Thin ribbons of grilled eggplant rolled around mountain Penteleu cașcaval, wrapped in our house-cured bacon and warmed until the cheese just melts.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • EggplantRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Penteleu cașcavalStâna Penteleu📍 Munții Buzăului→ Producer Sheet
- • House-cured baconMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
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A savoury take on pandișpan: a feather-light sponge layered with wilted spinach, a poppy-seed crumb and whipped cream cheese.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Poppy seedsRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • SpinachRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Cream cheeseMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
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A silky pâté made the old way, balanced by a sharp layer of cranberries and served with toasted house bread.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Free-range roosterGospodăria Sărata📍 Sărata-Monteoru, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • CranberriesMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
Soups
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Leek and potato soup in Romanian cooking marks the transition from root-cellar winter to green spring abundance. Pitușcă are small fried dumplings from the Buzău tradition, dropped in at the last moment so they stay crisp.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Organic leeksRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Heritage potatoesRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Pitușcă dumplingsMoara de Paste Berca📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
THE STORY
A creamy, garlicky cousin of the better-known tripe soup, made here with free-range rooster, soured with vinegar and finished with cream.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Free-range roosterGospodăria Sărata📍 Sărata-Monteoru, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • CarrotsMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Cream cheeseMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
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A clear, restorative broth from free-range Angus veal and root vegetables grown on the Buzău plain, soured gently with lovage and borș.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Angus vealFerma Angus Câmpia Buzăului📍 Câmpia Buzăului→ Producer Sheet
- • CarrotsMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Buzău onionRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
Main Course
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Sarmale wrapped in tender ștevie (sorrel) leaves rather than the usual cabbage, filled with free-range Angus beef and pork, and served beside polenta triangles baked with rosemary.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Ștevie (sorrel) leavesRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Angus beefFerma Angus Câmpia Buzăului📍 Câmpia Buzăului→ Producer Sheet
- • Pasture porkGospodăria Sărata📍 Sărata-Monteoru, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Cornmeal (mămăligă)Radu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • RosemaryMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
THE STORY
Whole quail roasted until the skin crackles, plated with capers, summer-ripe tomatoes, Mediterranean vegetables and a silky carrot purée — Chef Juranda's international note on a local bird.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • QuailGospodăria Sărata📍 Sărata-Monteoru, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • TomatoesRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Capers—
- • CarrotsMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
THE STORY
Slow-dried pasta from the Berca mill tossed with crisp pitușcă, deeply caramelized Buzău onion and our own goat cheese.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • Artisanal pastaMoara de Paste Berca📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Pitușcă dumplingsMoara de Paste Berca📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Buzău onionRadu Mihăilescu — Ferma Verde📍 Berca, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Goat cheeseMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
Dessert
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A cool, barely-sweet yogurt cake topped with the first estate strawberries and a scatter of garden mint.
MAIN INGREDIENTS & PRODUCER
- • YogurtMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • StrawberriesMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • MintMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
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Spring water from the Slănic valley, included with every tasting menu.
PRODUCER & INGREDIENTS
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Socată is the lightly fizzy elderflower drink of the Romanian summer, fermented for a few days with our raw honey and a slice of lemon.
PRODUCER & INGREDIENTS
- • ElderflowerMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Acacia honeyPrisaca Slănic📍 Slănic, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
THE STORY
Pressed to order with garden mint and a spoon of raw honey instead of sugar.
PRODUCER & INGREDIENTS
- • Lemon—
- • MintMini Ferma Conacul Grigorescu📍 Rătești, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
- • Acacia honeyPrisaca Slănic📍 Slănic, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
Alcoholic Drinks
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Mead is the oldest fermented drink in these hills. Ours is made by Prisaca Slănic from acacia honey, dry and faintly floral.
PRODUCER & INGREDIENTS
- • Acacia honeyPrisaca Slănic📍 Slănic, Buzău→ Producer Sheet
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A dry red from the neighbouring Dealu Mare appellation, chosen to sit beside the Angus sarmale.
PRODUCER & INGREDIENTS
- • Dealu Mare grapes—