Ukrainian Cuisine in 70 Dishes

Ievgen Klopotenko is one of the leading chefs and culinary experts in Ukraine, a restaurateur and the 50 Next laureate. A mastermind behind the CultFood project, Klopotenko created a new balanced menu for schools and has been spearheading reforms in professional culinary education in the country. In 2019, he opened his restaurant, 100 Years Ago Ahead, to highlight the diversity of Ukrainian cuisine and break stale stereotypes. In 2020, Ievgen was on the team that produced the movie Borscht. The Secret Ingredient, which documented his trip across Ukraine to learn every secret of the most popular dish of the Ukrainian cuisine. After this expedition, Ievgen launched the initiative to get borscht recognized as Ukraine’s intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. He is the author of the famous cooking website klopotenko.com, which has interesting recipes for every situation.