The Boutique Hotel Alhambra & Villa Augusta, which is located on the relatively unknown island of Lošinj, has introduced a five- course vegan degustation menu with wine pairings at the hotel's Restaurant Alfred Keller.

Executive Chef Thomas Brasleret has created a menu using organic, locally sourced ingredients that gives prominence to plant based dishes.

These include celery soup with black Istrian truffle; Cres island egg-free pasta 'fuzi' in local herbs with marinated aubergines; zucchini pie with smoked tofu in a fresh island tomato and basil sauce; and orange marmalade cake served with a sorbet.

The restaurant also produces its own oils and vinegars infused with herbs and spices from its herb garden.

There is a premium vegan wine list with recommended pairings including a selection of Gravner varieties.

Italian winemaker Gravner was among the first to combine bio-dynamic winemaking with a more traditional, nonintrusive style to create a natural, or 'raw', wine selection.

Guests can also chose to eat in any of eight restaurants around the pictureseque Čikat

Bay, each offering Croatian andMediterranean dishes from sautéed wild

mushrooms to pumpkin gnocchi, courgettecarpaccio to cauliflower burgers.

Lošinj

Lošinj is known for its rich nature with more than 1200 aromatic and healing herbs and, at the end of 19th century, was known as a 'healing location' due to its unique microclimate.

Located on Čikat Bay among the pine forests, Lošinj Hotels & Villas has two five star hotels (Hotel Bellevue and Boutique Hotel Alhambra) and three five star villas (Villa Augusta, Villa Mirasol and Villa Hortensia).

Kirker Holidays offer a four night holiday at Boutique Hotel Alhambra, Lošinj.

Useful links

​ https://www.losinj-hotels.com/en/hotels-and-villas/hotel-alhambra-and-villa-augusta/