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 Encyclopedia”,
- 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:
- 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.
Some of My Works:
Strawberry panna cotta with honey sablé, tarragon mousse, exotic coulis and fresh strawberries
Blanched asparagus, morels with beurre noisette butter, hollandaise sauce, pea mousse and soft yolk quail egg.
Pickled roasted beetroot, tuna, beetroot mousse, hibiscus gel, blackberries, redwood sorrel.
Black halibut, savoy cabbage, black trumpet mushrooms, Pommes Anna, hollandaise sauce.
Black halibut, savoy cabbage, black trumpet mushrooms, Pommes Anna, hollandaise sauce.
Black halibut, savoy cabbage, black trumpet mushrooms, Pommes Anna, hollandaise sauce.
Black halibut, savoy cabbage, black trumpet mushrooms, Pommes Anna, hollandaise sauce.
Tuna with morel mushrooms, hollandaise sauce, pickled zucchini, romanesco and edamame
Duck rillettes, chicken liver pate and forshmak with porcini in apple glaze
Duck rillettes, chicken liver pate and forshmak with porcini in apple glaze
Gourmet Gastronomic Dinner. Ivan and Sergey Berezutsky, Tatyana Nazaruk. Minsk, 2019
Some Highlights of My Work and Competitions
Tatyana Nazaruk serves the main course for gastronomic dinner
Tatyana Nazaruk leads a cooking class
Tatyana Nazaruk leads a cooking class
Tatyana Nazaruk wins at Professional culinary championship “BestCookFest”, Ukraine, Kyiv, 2015
Tatyana Nazaruk wins at Professional culinary championship “BestCookFest”, Ukraine, Kyiv, 2016
Tatyana Nazaruk wins the Grand Prix of Open Ukrainian Culinary Cup, Ukraine, Lviv, 2016
Tatyana Nazaruk participates in the competition the Open Ukrainian Culinary Cup, Ukraine, Lviv, 2016
Tatyana Nazaruk participates in the competition at Professional culinary championship “BestCookFest”, Ukraine, Kyiv, 2016
Tatyana Nazaruk leads a cooking class
Tatyana Nazaruk works on the filming of a meat education course for cooks and chefs
Tatyana Nazaruk serves the dessert for gastronomic dinner
Tatyana Nazaruk takes part in the shooting of a cooking show for Sardinian TV, Italy
Tatyana Nazaruk
Tatyana Nazaruk leads a cooking class on grilling
Tatyana Nazaruk leads a cooking class