Past Events

At school, I especially hated the first week of September. We had to write an essay on the topic: "How I spent the summer." From year to year, my summer looked like this: sitting by the window and looking out at an empty playground, and reading the same books over and over. I had nothing to write in the essay. And I didn't know how to invent. I could not help but fly back home. Although flying in the era…

Forget the food delivery, cook the curry yourself! Vegan or not - your choice. The British have long considered curry to be theirs, and there are many great recipes for it. Any dish of fish, meat, vegetables, cooked in a sauce with spices and served with rice is called curry here. One can find it even in a school lunch menu. We figured out the reason for its popularity together with Chef Andrei Velichko during the online lesson “Keep calm and…

Spring freshness and lightness is just what we need before the beach season, during the first hot days of May. The dilemma of minimum calories and maximum taste can be solved with these two wonderful recipes: the “best on the coast” ceviche and spring rolls as imagined by Chef Andrei Velichko. Online lesson “Our best ever” ceviche and spring rolls Lesson recipes: Salmon Ceviche Shrimp Spring Rolls Until the end of quarantine, our lessons are a free donation* *You determine…

This summer, my love affair with Bessarabia happened. The place where in hot stoves small fragile women with wrinkles from smiles bake twirls in the shape of the sun. After all, it is the sun that makes this region so rich and generous. Unique soil, rare climate, and a lot of sunny days during a year, rich history, mixture of cultures and culinary traditions make Ukrainian Bessarabia a unique gastronomic region of Europe. The “conservation” of traditions, which has developed…

Three years ago Israeli cuisine has become one of the most popular cuisines in the world. Israeli cuisine is one of the closest to Odessa cuisine. Once in Odessa, 35% of the inhabitants were Jews, and thanks to this, a lot of national Jewish dishes flowed into Odessa cuisine. In our online cooking lesson, together with chef from Odessa, we have prepared hummus no worse than the one from famous Ottolenghi: Online lesson “Focus on Jerusalem” with Chef Andrei Velichko …

The restaurant business was one of the very first to take the brunt of the changes taking place in the world. As a result, right now you and I have a unique opportunity not only to learn from the best chefs, but also to give them the pleasure of talking with people interested in the world of gastronomy. Our second cooking lesson online: “Not a boring dinner” with Chef Andrei Velichko. Lesson recipes: Chicken Kiev – it’s easy! Robuchon's famous…

Our culinary school has reopened its now virtual doors. I would never have thought that the difficult events the world is now living through could bring such good news. All last week, my team and I worked to ensure that you did not feel the big difference between a virtual lesson and a real one. Now our world is without borders, and our school can be near you, wherever you are. There is one more good news: virtual lessons allow…

In 2019, Alexander Baron and I held our first enogastronomic tours to Bessarabia. We tried to make them unique and largely convey our love for the region, local wine and food. Ahead of us is a hot summer, and gracious autumn, and we are sure that we will travel around the whole world again! It's time to discover the potential of your country. To see that Ukraine also has its own "Tuscany" just three hours drive from Odessa. After all,…

Inspired by the history of the creation and development of the “business of life” of Bessarabian cheesemakers of the Kurdov family - craft eco cheese Schedra okolitsya, I wanted to tell you the story of a British cheesemaker, a favourite supplier of Prince Charles - Charles Martell. Those who follow me on Instagram probably noticed that this year I was invited to work on the project of the British culinary school of Belonica. In preparation, we found the best cheesemakers,…

Nika Belotserkovskaya is a popular culinary blogger, a writer who won the love of millions of readers with various recipes original food. Belonika not only writes and comes up with recipes herself, but also makes cooking videos and holds cooking schools in different countries: Italy, France, Great Britain, etc. In March 2020, for the first time, Nika Belotserkovskaya's school was held in Great Britain at Earls of Sommers’ family estate, Eastnor Castle, located in the most picturesque region of England,…