8. avgust 2024

Ideas and other matured ingredients

One of the charms of living a slower life in a village, where you have turned every stone and explored every path, lies in the leisurely walks and slow pot stirring, allowing the ideas to mature and ripen. So far, one of our best ideas was expanding the cellar with an ageing room.


A few years ago, during a time when the restaurant business was far from thriving (to be honest, not much good was happening anywhere back then), we embarked on an extensive renovation, equipping our home cellar with chambers where, with minimal intervention and guidance, we let time do most of the work. In the subtle glow of Himalayan salt, time transforms everything good, though a bit plain, into the extraordinary, especially taste-wise. 


In one of our dry-ageing rooms, large fish develop their flavours at temperatures nearing zero. The fish hang there for an average of one week to two months, although we experimented with the tuna 'prosciutto', dried for six months, as well.


Just a few steps away, the perfect humidity makes Slovenian cheeses mature, reaching their full potential - again with the assistance of time.


Probably the most dynamic microcosmos is at work in the meat section of the ageing room. There, the backs of mature cattle from vast pastures age for up to half a year. The beef is occasionally joined by adult ducks, left unbled before ageing to enhance their flavour.


When the season is right, we fill one of the rooms in the cellar with traditional salami, sausages, blood sausages, and homemade lard.


In a small chamber where aesthetics is often pushed aside by the more important flavour development, various jars, bottles, pots, and incubators house fermenting and ageing creations. Over 20 types of miso, homemade vinegar, sriracha, kimchi, duck feet or deer heart garum, and soy, which can age there for up to two years, are all prepared here. These fermented wonders eventually make their way to your plates and even glasses as a part of our non-alcoholic pairing.


As these products accumulate over time, we store them in an old cupboard transformed into our mini market. You can browse the shelves in person during your visit at Grič or, since we are maturing and keeping up with the times, by scanning a QR code.

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7. oktober 2026
Pozdravljeni, veseli smo, da se v Tednu restavracij vidimo na Griču. Pred obiskom še ena pomembna informacija o poti. Od petka, 9. 10., ob 7.00 do nedelje, 11. 10., predvidoma do 20.00 bo cesta med Vrzdencem in Šentjoštom zaprta zaradi asfaltiranja. Običajna pot iz Ljubljane čez Horjul do nas takrat ne bo prevozna. Do Griča pridete po eni od dveh poti. A. Prek Polhovega Gradca Iz Ljubljane se peljite do Dobrove in na krožišču izberite smer Polhov Gradec. V Polhovem Gradcu sledite smeri Gorenja vas in tablam za obvoz do Šentjošta. B. Prek Vrhnike Po avtocesti do izvoza Vrhnika, nato skozi Staro Vrhniko, Podlipo in Smrečje do Šentjošta. Obe poti sta asfaltirani. Računajte na približno 10 minut več vožnje. Če vas navigacija vseeno pošlje čez Horjul in Vrzdenec, ji tokrat ne verjemite. Iz smeri Škofje Loke, Gorenje vasi in Žirov pridete do nas kot običajno. Zemljevid z obema obvozoma je v priponki. Če se zamudite ali kaj potrebujete, nas pokličite na 01 7540 128 . Se vidimo na Griču! Ekipa Grič 
7. oktober 2026
#kičnparti 7.0 nas tokrat pelje v Gruzijo. V sredo, 21. oktobra , ob 17. uri bo z nami chef Guram Baghdoshvili , ki mu doma pravijo varuh gruzijske kuhinje. Tradicionalne recepte prenaša v sodoben okvir. Sestavine in okusi ostajajo gruzijski, priprava je današnja. Z Luko Koširjem ga povezuje isti pristop. Oba kuhata iz svojega okolja in s pridelovalci iz bližine, tradicija pa jima je izhodišče. Na Griču bosta z ekipo kuhala skupaj. Kot vedno bo večer sproščen in dostopen. Družili se bomo sredi kuhinje, s kuharji na dosegu roke. Krožniki bodo prihajali z vseh strani, vino bo odprto ves večer. Pridružite se nam 21. oktobra na novi ediciji #kičnpartija . Za en večer se Gruzija preseli v Šentjošt. Število mest je omejeno. Cena večera je 140 evrov na osebo. Rezervacije sprejemamo na info@gric.live . 
9. september 2026
Na Griču bomo v sredo, 25. novembra , ob 17. uri odprli vrata v svet fermentacije in se posvetili kojiju, kulturi, ki stoji za miso pasto, sojino omako in dobrim delom umami okusov. Pod vodstvom kuhinjske ekipe Griča bomo šli čez osnove, težišče pa bo na tem, kako koji uporabljati doma. Brez zapletenih postopkov, z občutkom za proces in razumevanjem, zakaj sploh deluje. Skupaj bomo pripravili koji nastavek in iz njega postavili bazo za miso pasto. Ob tehtanju, mešanju, opazovanju in okušanju bomo govorili o tem, kaj koji naredi z živili, kako spremeni okus in kam ga lahko vključite v domači kuhinji. Miso pasto boste dobili tudi za domov, da z njo ustvarjate takoj ali pa jo pustite zoreti naprej, v svojem ritmu. Ob prigrizkih iz Gričeve kuhinje in kozarcu vina se bomo sproščeno pogovarjali o potrpežljivosti, radovednosti in mikro svetovih, ki ustvarjajo največje okuse. Predznanje ni potrebno, dovolj je veselje do raziskovanja in želja, da naravo spustimo bližje k svojim loncem. Kotizacija za udeležbo znaša 150 evrov . Trajanje delavnice: do 5 ur . Prijave sprejemamo na info@gric.live .
7. oktober 2026
Hello, We are delighted to welcome you to Grič during Restaurant Week. Before your visit, we would like to share an important update regarding access to the restaurant. From Friday, 9 October at 7:00 AM until Sunday, 11 October, approximately 8:00 PM, the road between Vrzdenec and Šentjošt will be closed due to road resurfacing. During this time, the usual route from Ljubljana via Horjul will not be accessible. You can reach Grič via one of the following two routes. A. Via Polhov Gradec From Ljubljana, drive towards Dobrova and at the roundabout follow the signs for Polhov Gradec. In Polhov Gradec, continue towards Gorenja vas and follow the detour signs to Šentjošt. B. Via Vrhnika Take the motorway to the Vrhnika exit, then continue through Stara Vrhnika, Podlipa and Smrečje towards Šentjošt. Both routes are fully paved. Please allow approximately 10 extra minutes for your journey. If your navigation system still directs you through Horjul and Vrzdenec, please ignore it this time. If you are arriving from the direction of Škofja Loka, Gorenja vas or Žiri, you can reach us as usual. A map showing both detour routes is attached. If you are delayed or need any assistance, please call us on +386 1 7540 128 . We look forward to seeing you at Grič!  The Grič Team
7. oktober 2026
Pozdravljeni, veseli smo, da se v Tednu restavracij vidimo na Griču. Pred obiskom še ena pomembna informacija o poti. Od petka, 9. 10., ob 7.00 do nedelje, 11. 10., predvidoma do 20.00 bo cesta med Vrzdencem in Šentjoštom zaprta zaradi asfaltiranja. Običajna pot iz Ljubljane čez Horjul do nas takrat ne bo prevozna. Do Griča pridete po eni od dveh poti. A. Prek Polhovega Gradca Iz Ljubljane se peljite do Dobrove in na krožišču izberite smer Polhov Gradec. V Polhovem Gradcu sledite smeri Gorenja vas in tablam za obvoz do Šentjošta. B. Prek Vrhnike Po avtocesti do izvoza Vrhnika, nato skozi Staro Vrhniko, Podlipo in Smrečje do Šentjošta. Obe poti sta asfaltirani. Računajte na približno 10 minut več vožnje. Če vas navigacija vseeno pošlje čez Horjul in Vrzdenec, ji tokrat ne verjemite. Iz smeri Škofje Loke, Gorenje vasi in Žirov pridete do nas kot običajno. Zemljevid z obema obvozoma je v priponki. Če se zamudite ali kaj potrebujete, nas pokličite na 01 7540 128 . Se vidimo na Griču! Ekipa Grič