I am originally from Moscow, and relocated to New York at a young age. While in NYC, I worked under Daniel Bouloud and later moved to Paris, where I lived in Julia Child's apartment and learnt THE French way of living !!!!
Always inspired by Japan, I headed to Tokyo where I worked with Zaiyu Hasegawa at DEN, a two Michelin star restaurant which was named TOP 50 Best Restaurants in Asia. My biggest mentor was Pascal Aussignac, who I had the pleasure of working with in his Michelin star restaurant Club Gascon in London. I have spent every summer since my childhood on the coast of Italian Liguria and learned how to make fresh pastas. For the last few years I have worked at Belgian and Slovenian Embassies as well as hosted events at NYC galleries, therefore I am comfortable with both formal and informal cooking and service.
Additionally, I have 10 + years of private chef experience, collaborations and food styling. I offer private plated dinners, small/large gatherings. I am extremely passionate about quality on all levels and work to ensure that all the elements within the event are as perfect as possible. I am fully vaccinated with a booster and safety is my number one priority. I focus on seasonal ingredients (farmers markets, trusted butchers like Eli's Zabar and fishmongers like Citarella, Chelsea Market and Dorian's Seafood). I will make sure that your event will be absolutely fabulous and work with you to ensure that everything goes absolutely perfect and according to your taste and preferences and that everything runs smoothly and professional. I have an extensive knowledge of Halal and Kosher and I spent a year living in Tel Aviv which has deeply influenced me. My residence is at 10128 so we are neighbors and I would be happy to check out our kitchen and meet in person to discuss your event as the next step.
Please feel free to ask to modify the menu or shoot me a message so we can work around it. I promise you a wonderful evening Looking forward to cooking for you!
