How Skô is introducing Prague to the fire-roasted, homegrown soul of Slovak food

Chef Tomáš Valkovič’s new project at Holešovice Market is a love letter to rural traditions, family crockery, and childhood comfort dishes.

Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

Written by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas Published on 14.02.2026 08:41:00 (updated on 14.02.2026) Reading time: 4 minutes

I knew that when I met Slovak chef Tomáš Valkovič, I would ask him about kalkýš, the Slovak delicacy I tried over a decade ago and haven’t been able to get out of my mind since. I first sampled this dense, sweet porridge, something like a stodgy union of oatmeal and crème brûlée, at a farmers market in Nové Zámky. I could never quite figure out how it was made, but I fell in love with it.

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