Past Events

This summer, the ICTV was shooting its show "Facts" in Odessa. The series were dedicated to the cuisine of the Ukrainian south, locavorism and the first Ukrainian "Wine and Taste Road". I was invited as a gastronomic expert. I told the audience about the local sheep cheese, the traditions of its production and its use in cooking. About the famous Odessa Mikado tomatoes, how difficult it is to grow them, and how to distinguish a real Mikado from other varieties…

“The exhibition business is dying! Manufacturing companies want different events. Events where there will be more shopping experience, product involvement, loyalty and even brand dependency”- a voice behind me on the Frankfurt-London plane. A heated employee of a large corporation tried to have time to report to the boss the most important news and ideas about where to look for money now, before the flight attendant forced him to turn off the phone. The guy is clearly on the wave…

The world’s most prominent wedding in 2018 was the wedding of Harry Windsor and American actress Meghan Markle of African American descent. The royal wedding cake was ordered at Violet London bakery from Claire Ptak, a California pastry chef. How do you imagine a bakery looks like where British princes order wedding cakes? What area do you think it might be in? Who would its visitors be? What its windows are like? What does the interior and furniture look like?…

In Britain, white dinnerware with blue patterns is a symbol of the Victorian era. And although those days are long gone, it is like with the jeans: it is always in style. The Mix & Match concept allows you to combine objects from different collections, different manufacturers and even different eras on the same table. The main thing is that all the items should be decorated with blue and white patterns. This colour combination is a tribute to the times…

Lemon elderflower cake became the bestseller of Violet bakery, London, after the British royal family chose it for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The recipe from a London pastry chef, Claire Ptak, flew around the world. Each British cafe has its own version of this cake. Yesterday, mail brought my parcel from England with one of the most important cake ingredients - elderflower syrup. And today, the cake was made in the kitchen of Sophie Café restaurant,…

Have you been to Belgium and haven’t tried waffles? Haven’t been to Belgium and haven’t tried waffles? Have been to Belgium, tried waffles, but do not know how to cook them? In the Promenu chain stores, I held a culinary master class where, together with the store’s customers, we cooked waffles after the simplest recipe from the famous Pierre Hermé. We learned how to distinguish Liege waffles from Brussels ones, learned what “pearl sugar” is and where you can taste…

People often ask me “How do you do it? Don't you get tired? How do you always come up with something new? Where do you get inspiration? Where do you get energy?” I answer: people who like to cook are people with special energy. They are kind, bright, cheerful, they are the soul of the company, they maintain fire in the hearth, they create a “Sweet Home” space. They have inquisitive minds, they are open to new experiences, they know…

An energy volcano of 25 children from the Donetsk region with eyes burning with delight, little dreamers, whose world has no borders, almost demolished the hospitable City Food Market in Odessa. Chef Stefoglo Alexander and I taught the children to cook a simple but tasty dessert from our Soviet childhood - “chocolate sausage”. By the way, it was the simplicity of preparation that made this dessert a real journey: they came up with it in Portugal, called it “chocolate salami”,…

You have definitely heard about Odessa humour, famous violin school, Odessa film studio, Babel and Utesov, about the world's longest Potemkin stairs, and bluest Black Sea. Have you heard about our Privoz? Have you tried Odessa cuisine? Cuisine born in a city where people of 133 nationalities live, cook, and most importantly eat under one roof! And what is interesting, when asked what is their nationality, they will say without an eye blinking: "Odessa!" The aromas from Odessa courtyards kitchens…

Sometimes people are hopeless idealists and believe that even little things can change the world for the better 😊 Two of them, Kate Adyseva and I, invited Odessa residents to spend time with us. Not only for pleasure, but also with benefit. With benefit for all of us and for our beloved city. Everyone who wants to be involved in positive changes in our beloved Odessa gathered at our Christmas charity lesson. A venue for a charity lesson was provided…