{"id":36830,"date":"2020-05-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=36830"},"modified":"2020-08-27T12:32:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:32:11","slug":"the-column-with-simone-b-michielen-welcome-to-the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/gastronomy\/the-column-with-simone-b-michielen-welcome-to-the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Column with Simone B. Michielen: Welcome to the new normal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new normal\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>

After weeks of social isolation, fantasizing about going out, meeting friends, and just breathing freely, the moment came that I was able to book a restaurant and go out for lunch! Who would have thought that this would be a moment to remember and even be grateful for. I most certainly didn\u2019t. It now seems as if I, and probably a lot of people with me, took a lot of things for granted and excited as a child I took the vouchers I collected and started to think about where to go first. Even that suddenly became a big decision! <\/p>

I decided on Galerija Okusov<\/a><\/strong>, the nearest restaurant in my voucher collection and always a nice place to visit. Since when is the distance an issue for me, the one that thought of Europe as her playground? After three months at home, Slovenia suddenly seems big? Seems small steps are my \u201cnew normal\u201d.<\/p>

Excited and with a mask in my purse, I drove to Novo Celje. Not sure what to expect, not even sure what this experience would bring. The only thing that was sure was the memory I had of good food and nice staff. We were welcomed with a big sign with rules, next to a wine barrel with hand sanitizer. Well, nothing new, same story as going to the supermarket. The good thing was the way it was presented. Nice, in style, and still welcoming. Pfff, first impression: good.<\/p>

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