Activity: chef, TV presenter
Date of Birth: June 26, 1983
Signhdiac: Cancer
Place of Birth: Sevastopol (Ukraine)
Height: 182 cm
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Family status: divorced
Dmitry Gorovenko- reality cooking show judge MasterChef on STB channel
Gorovenko joined the project in 2017 and became a MasterChef judge along with show veterans Hector Jimenez-Bravo and Tatyana Litvinova.
Dmitry Gorovenko is a chef with 20 years of experience.
Dmitry Gorovenko was born on June 26, 1983, originally from Sevastopol. He wanted to become a chef after, at the age of 7, he was impressed by his neighbor’s dacha’s spectacular slicing of cucumbers. He completed 9 classes, after which he studied cooking at a culinary school, and then went to conquer the capital.
The young chef first worked as a substitute in the famous Kyiv restaurants “Egoist”, “Concord” and “Morocana”, then went to study in Moscow, from where he returned as a ready-made chef. Gorovenko’s first solo success was the City-cafe restaurant “7 Fridays”. Gorovenko’s work was highly appreciated by experts and he was included in the list of the top 25 best chefs in Ukraine according to Focus magazine. At that time, he was the youngest participant in the rating, he was 26 years old.
Gorovenko worked closely with the Russian restaurateur Dima Borisov, who settled in Kyiv, and was involved in the development of cuisine in many of his establishments. Dmitry Gorovenko’s signature style marks the cuisine of such establishments as “Badger”, “Sheep Hunt”, “L’opera”, “Daily fish cafe” and others.
The latest brainchild of the chef is the pan-Asian restaurant Mai Satai, which opened in the summer of 2018 in Kyiv on Vozdvizhenka. Now this is one of the most popular establishments in Kyiv.
Gorovenko joined the MasterChef team in 2017 and was a judge of the MasterChef project. Children, replacing restaurateur Nikolai Tishchenko.
On August 28, 2018, Dmitry Gorovenko returned to his duties as a judge of the MasterChef project. Season 8 of the culinary reality show starts on the STB channel. You can also watch the episode of MasterChef online on Without Taboo.
In the second season of children's cooking show Dmitry Gorovenko joined at STB. Before this, we had not seen him on television, although the MasterChef Kids-2 judge has a long track record in culinary terms.
"Sometimes you have to restrain yourself so as not to cry"
- Dmitry, before “MasterChef Kids” you did not participate in television projects. How has television changed you?
Life has changed. The popularity is growing by leaps and bounds. Working in the kitchen and on television are two different paths. Television is a completely different job that I really enjoy.
- Do you like popularity?
She doesn't bother me. I don't close myself off from people who want to take a photo, just talk or ask a question. I try to be open.
- Do you like yourself in the frame?
I don't like everything. I look through all the issues and work on myself. I don’t always like the way I speak, the way I hold my hands, the way I behave. I'm working out special exercises for facial muscles to speak beautifully and clearly.
- Children are not adults, their tears are more difficult to cope with. How do you do it?
I have to console. I am a rather sentimental person, sometimes I have to restrain myself so as not to cry.
- Watching the participants, do you think many can become chefs?
Not everyone can become a chef, because organizational skills are required. And working in the kitchen is hell. This is a very difficult path, and you need to understand that you will have to step over your ambitions more than once.
"The way to my heart is through understanding"
“They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Where is the path to the heart of a chef?
This is a social metaphor that has taken root well among us. I don't agree with her. And the way to my heart is through understanding.
- When did you prepare the first dish?
I set the first table for my family on New Year. This was already at the age of 16-17 years. Mostly the dishes were simple - Olivier, for example. But there were also “Khreshchatyk” pictures - few people know about them, but I always liked them.
At home I wasn’t really allowed to cook food. It wasn’t like I watched how my grandmother or mother cooked. As a child, I loved to eat delicious food.
- Why didn’t they allow it - didn’t they trust it?
No, that's not the point. It’s just that there were principles in the family that only the grandmother cooks, only she is responsible for it. Naturally, I helped. Dumplings, for example, were made by the whole family. And when my grandmother baked pies, I was allowed to knead the dough.
Cooked for Pierre Richard and De-Phazz
- There is an opinion that chefs do not cook at home. How are you?
I love what I do. Therefore, it doesn’t matter where I am - on a project, in a restaurant, at home, in nature. Of course, cooking for yourself is less interesting than cooking for someone else. But I cook at home quite often. And it’s at home that I like to experiment with flavors.
- And are you preparing borscht?
Happens. But I bake borscht. The original Ukrainian technique for preparing borscht is in the oven, in a ceramic bowl. However, I don’t have a wood-burning stove at home. Therefore, I bake in a ceramic pot in a conventional oven.
- I wonder if you eat at fast foods?
We are all human (laughs). But there is a difference between what and where to eat. Street food has gotten a lot better though. Look at the same shawarma stalls. If before there was a greasy guy standing there, now shawarma sellers wear gloves and don’t take food with their hands. It is clear that the products there are of low quality, but they are not poorly prepared.
- Which celebrities have you cooked for?
For pianist Keiko Matsui, Pierre Richard, the group De-Phazz ("De Faz")... I was completely responsible for their meals during the tour and stay in Kyiv. Cesaria Evora is a completely separate issue. I admired her creativity. And I had to feed her twice. Once in Kyiv, the second - in Odessa.
"I have a lady"
- You are a very well-groomed and stylish person. Do you consider yourself a metrosexual?
Rather yes than no. Based on this issue, a metrosexual is a person who takes more care of himself than he should. But a normal man is one whose nails are not cut, his hands are cracked, his fingers are rough... And if a man does not have all this, then he is already a metrosexual.
I go to salons, get my hair cut, shave, I have a cosmetologist. All this is needed to recover after filming. You need to look after yourself. It's just self-love.
- Do you have a sweetheart?
Yes, I have a lady with whom I spend time together.
- Isn’t she jealous of your fans?
No. She understands the specifics of my work.
ABOUT THE DAUGHTER
- Your daughter Eleanor is 8. Does she cook?
Elya is cooking. I don't think she wants to cook professionally. Sometimes it works with dough, sometimes it bakes something with me, sometimes it helps. This is for her more game into food.
- What is your daughter interested in?
Learns several languages. Dancing, singing, drawing. She probably likes drawing the most.
-Are you a strict dad?
No. I'll tell you, I'll explain, I'll try to interest you. A kind teacher who gives the child the opportunity to make his own decisions.
FROM THE "KP" DOSSIER
Dmitry Gorovenko is a culinary specialist with 19 years of experience, working with French, Italian, Mediterranean and Pan-Asian cuisines. He is the developer of many famous Ukrainian and foreign restaurant projects.
RECIPE
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Easter cupcake
This cupcake is the main dish for every big holiday in Dmitry Gorovenko’s family. Dmitry’s grandmother prepared it not only for Easter, but for all traditional feasts and called it “early ripening cupcake.”
Ingredients: 1 glass of milk, 2 eggs, 1.5 glasses of sugar, 1 glass of thick jam (cherry jam tastes best, according to Dima), a pinch of salt, 1 tsp. without a hill of cinnamon, 1 tsp. soda, a couple of glasses of flour.
Cooking: mix all ingredients. Depending on the quality of flour, it may be needed different quantities. As a result, the dough should have the consistency of thick sour cream. Pour the dough into the mold and bake at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Check readiness with a wooden skewer.
MasterChef Kids Season 2 will represent Hector Jimenez-Bravo, Tatiana Litvinova And new member jury chef Dmitry Gorovenko. Dmitry came to the MasterChef Kids show with enormous experience, he is a culinary specialist with 19 years of experience, and has developed many Ukrainian and foreign projects that have become very famous.
Job Dmitry Gorovenko associated with Italian, Mediterranean, French and Pan-Asian cuisines. Dmitry, at the age of 26, developed many famous Ukrainian and foreign projects, he became the youngest to be included in the rating list 25 best chefs of Ukraine. Dmitry Gorovenko was awarded by the Association of Chefs of Ukraine for his contribution to the development of culinary in Kyiv.
How Dmitry Gorovenko became a chef
When Dmitry Gorovenko asked where this desire to become a chef came from, he told simple story from my childhood. Even at the age of ten, he vacationed with his parents at the seaside, an acquaintance of his parents, where they were staying, cut cucumbers very skillfully, Dmitry was very impressed.
Education of Dmitry Gorovenko
After graduating from 9th grade, then college, he began cooking professionally. From the words of a jury member of the MasterChef show Dmitry Gorovenko’s children met on his way good teachers, also experience working in good restaurants, and of course my hard work.
MasterChef Kids Release date
On the STB channel you can watch the MasterChef Kids show and how the participants will fight for Grand Prize 100,000 hryvnia and get the right to study at the best culinary school in the world. Don't miss the show Master Chef Kids Season 2 on STB channel from January 31, every Tuesday and Wednesday, starting at 20:00.
Dmitry Gorovenko on Facebook.
As he says Vladimir Turich(director creative association STB, which produces “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Kids”), the new jury member won the favor of young chefs from the first day of work.
“There were many applicants for the role of judge, we held many castings, and chose Dmitry Gorovenko. This person ideally combines the qualities of a charismatic, bright personality and a culinary professional. We were impressed with his track record. In addition, Dmitry has a small daughter, which was an additional advantage, because this person communicates in the same language with children.", - speaks Vladimir Turich.
Filming the second season of the show "MasterChef Kids" have already begun.
Premiere of the program on air STB will take place in early 2017.
Reference
Dmitry Gorovenko is a culinary specialist with 19 years of experience, working with French, Italian, Mediterranean, and Pan-Asian cuisine. He is the developer of many well-known Ukrainian and foreign projects (“Sanahunt Lounge”, “Badger”, “Sheep Hunt”, “L"opera”, “Daily fish cafe” and others). At the age of 26 he was included in the rating of “25 best chefs”. Chefs of Ukraine", being the youngest on this list. Awarded by the Association of Chefs of Ukraine for his contribution to the culinary development of Kyiv. He is a co-founder of the Chefs project.
Andrey Shmakov
An adept of the new Nordic cuisine, Estonian of St. Petersburg origin Andrey Shmakov became the brand chef of the Metropol Hotel in 2013. Before that, he managed to work on passenger liners in Europe and in Tallinn restaurants - Mona Lisa, Le Bonaparte, as well as in the Grand Hotell and Radisson SAS hotels, was the chef of the prestigious Kadriorg restaurant in the historical palace of the same name in Tallinn and “Lapland” in St. Petersburg - one of the first restaurants of new Nordic cuisine in Russia. Andrey completed internships at the legendary Noma in Copenhagen and Chez Dominique in Helsinki. In 2015, Andrei Shmakov opened the SAVVA restaurant in the building of the Metropol Hotel. It was named in honor of the hotel's founder - the legendary man Savva Mamontov, philanthropist and author of many ideas that changed the face of Moscow at the beginning of the 20th century. The concept of the restaurant is an elegant balance of Nordic cuisine and high Moscow traditions, mixed with a subtle understanding of the techniques of classical French gastronomy. The SAVVA restaurant is innovative and elegant, respecting the centuries-old traditions of Moscow and the Metropol.
Alexander Belkovich
With a smile, Alexander Belkovich recalls his first culinary experiences: how, at the age of six, he prepared homemade yogurt and made a sandwich from “Darnitsky” bread with sausages. He began to think seriously about a career as a cook only after the ninth grade, and after moving to Moscow, he began to actively conquer the kitchens of its restaurants.
The main school for the future chef was the Correa's restaurant chain, where, under the guidance of experienced mentors, he mastered the basics of culinary skills. Soon the promising chef was invited to head the kitchen of the new restaurant terrassa in St. Petersburg. From here Alexander's path to the Ginza Project began. Later, he opened such restaurants as Mansarda, Moscow, Ribeye, Volga-Volga, FoodPark, Plyushkin, MariVanna in New York and London, Obed Bufet Today Alexander Belkovich oversees the kitchen of 5 restaurants of the holding. And also, in October 2015, together with Ginza Project Sasha. opened a restaurant of his own original cuisine called “Belka”.
He is a laureate of international culinary competitions and the author of two books on gastronomy. In his opinion, success in the culinary arts largely depends on appetite.
“I really like to eat. I just love this activity. Of course, now I have completely different taste buds, but I have always loved food. Basically, it all started with my brutal appetite.”
Dmitry Levitsky
The famous Moscow restaurateur Dmitry Levitsky has been in the industry for almost two decades, and his career began, as he himself says, by accident: in 1998, while a student, he got a job as a bartender at T.G.I. Fridays, where a friend invited him. At first, Dmitry perceived this as a temporary part-time job, but eventually he gained experience and became eager to open his own restaurant. After graduating from university, he put his idea aside for a while and began working in enterprises retail. In 2002, together with his partners, he opened a consulting company - first they trained retail, then they added a restaurant direction. Having gotten back on his feet financially, Dmitry returned to his idea and opened his first restaurant. Now he is the owner of HURMA Management Group, which includes the chain of bars and restaurants “Darling, I’ll call you back...”, Meat Puppets bar & meatarea, restaurant VIN"V"UD and others.
Role played by: Dmitry Levitsky
Alexander Zilinsky
Sasha hosts a culinary program on a cable TV channel in St. Petersburg. Engaged in figure skating for 5 years now and can perform complex elements even in the kitchen! In addition, he enjoys karate and plays chess.
