Tatyana Nazaruk
- Chef, Pastry Chef,
- Honorary member of the Chefs and Cooks Guild of Belarus,
- Instructor of professional programs in culinary and pastry arts,
- WACS certified judge (World Association of Chefs’ Societies) in «Pastry Arts» and «Culinary Arts and Hot Kitchen» categories,
- Big Green Egg brand ambassador in Belarus,
- Kenwood brand ambassador in Belarus,
- Author of a series of recipe books, including “Home Cooking Enciclopedia”,
- Chef coordinator of FORUM.CHEFS.BY-2018, FORUM.CHEFS.BY-2019 Congresses (Belarus, Minsk),
- Chef Coordinator of “Golden Jacket 2013” and “Golden Jacket 2014” Culinary Cups (Belarus, Minsk),
- Author of one of the most famous Russian cooking websites – VkusnyBlog.com.
Last job – Executive Chef of the largest Belarusian catering company, serving events up to 4.5 thousand people – Favorit Catering.
Professional Skills and Specialisation
- Preparation of main dishes, appetizers, finger foods, salads, sauces, soups, pastries, breads, etc.,
- Possessing modern cooking technologies (sous vide, fermentation, working with molecular textures, etc.).
- Development of new dishes, writing of standardized recipes and other food preparation documentation,
- Development of menus for restaurants, catering companies, gourmet dinners and food festivals,
- Food styling and dish plating development,
- Development of educational programs for culinary schools and colleges,
- Development of educational programs for restaurant and catering kitchen teams,
- Planning and development of product base for large culinary events (festivals, forums, congresses, cooking competitions),
- Higher pedagogical education with the right to teach at universities, schools and colleges (BSU, major university in Belarus),
- Great experience (about 15 years) and deep knowledge in the development and management of Internet sites.
Have a working experience and deeply acquainted with next cuisines:
- Belarusian,
- Ukrainian,
- Russian,
- Italian,
- French,
- Spanish,
- Lithuanian,
- American,
- German,
- Chinese,
- Japanese,
- Thai,
- Vietnamese,
- Malaysian,
- Mexican,
- Hungarian,
- Indian,
- Pan-Asian.
Most of the cuisines were studied directly in their countries of origin, in authentic conditions.
Professional achievements
- Cooking of more than 4500 recipes,
- Developing and implementing menus, training staff in the opening or renovation of more than 30 restaurants and cafes,
- Conducted over 70 training courses for chefs and pastry chefs as a teacher,
- Preparation of a number of gourmet gastronomic dinners, including a joint dinner with Ivan and Sergey Berezutsky (“Twins Garden”, 19th place in “50 Best Restaurants 2019”),
- Catering for referees, diplomatic corps and VIP delegations during the II European Games (Minsk, Belarus, 2019),
- Representation of Belarus at the largest gastronomic festival in France “Les Etoiles de Mougins”. 2017 – a master class with the dishes that were included in the TOP-15 among 120 chefs. 2018 – preparation of a gastronomic opening party on the Croisette in Cannes with dishes of modern Belarusian cuisine for 450 guests.
- Work and cooperation experience with such companies as Gazprom, Belarusneft, Savushkin Product, Heinz, Bonfesto and others.
- Work experience as a food stylist at advertising shoots (working with natural products and synthetic substitutes),
- Participation in TV projects and cooking shows as a chef,
- Active learning and following modern trends in cooking,
- Participation in 30-40 training workshops, seminars and conferences per year.
Culinary championships achievements
Open Ukrainian Culinary Cup, Ukraine, Lviv, 2016:
- Golden Cup (main prize) and golden medal at “Set Menu” nomination.
Professional culinary championship “BestCookFest”, Ukraine, Kyiv, 2016:
- Golden medal at “Meat dish” nomination,
- Golden medal at “Fish dish, Seafood” nomination,
- Silver medal at “Restaurant Dessert” nomination,
- Golden medal at team competitions at “Best Chefs Team” nomination as a member of the team of the Chefs and Cooks Guild of Belarus,
- Team Grand Prix as a member of the team of the Chefs and Cooks Guild of Belarus.
Professional culinary championship “BestCookFest”, Ukraine, Kyiv, 2015 год:
- Golden medal at “Meat dish” nomination,
- Silver medal at “Poultry dish” nomination,
- Silver medal at “Fish dish, Seafood” nomination,
- Golden medal at team competitions at “Best Chefs Team” nomination as a member of the team of the Chefs and Cooks Guild of Belarus.
International Kremlin Culinary Cup, Russia, Moscow, 2013:
- Bronze medal at “Poultry dish” nomination.
