Alumni

We spoke with our alumna and one of the chefs at the Michelin restaurant The Cook from Genoa, Ivona Jerković. She revealed to us what a working day at the Michelin restaurant looks like, how she found her way in this new world and what motivates her on her professional path.

The sushi chef, and Kul IN alumnus Marin Martinković is coming to Kul IN on February 15, 2023. As a student at Kul IN, he noticed that interesting world flavors appealed to him, and after the program and internship, he decided to specialize in sushi preparation at the Tokyo Sushi Academy. Now he's coming back to do a sushi course for Culinary Arts students and guests, so we took the opportunity and asked him a few questions.

It is great that we finally get to introduce you to Martina Marton, a successful pastry chef who has managed to try her hand at many different types of professional kitchens in just over a year since finishing the Professional Pastry and Confections program. First, she worked as a pastry chef in a pastry shop, and then at a hotel. Today, she develops creative restaurant desserts at one of the top restaurants on the Croatian coast - Plavi Podrum.

Today, the Kul IN alum Ivan Marinović is realizing his professional dreams as a chef in Sweden and is making progress every day. It’s easy to forget that his career almost went in a completely different direction. Meet Ivan and learn what he was like as a Kul IN student and catch up with him today when he is a chef. Read the interview to find out what working in an international environment is like, how Ivan progresses through the kitchen ranks and what his beginnings at Kul IN looked like.

Although still in his mid-twenties, Roko Nikolić managed to work in Michelin restaurants, be part of the Meneghetti team and start a success story with the restaurant Locanda Blu, which immediately became one of the most important restaurants on the Croatian coast. Here's his story!