Chef

Yaroslav Artyuk

Discipline: Chef

i. Biography

His specialty is Modern Ukrainian cuisine, with a brief set of terms that matter in the trade: refine the traditional, keep the structure intact, and do not loosen the roots. In Yaroslav Artyuk’s work, the familiar is handled as material to be sharpened, not replaced.

Coming Up

Modern Ukrainian cuisine is the frame for Yaroslav Artyuk’s current work as Head Chef of Kanapa, where heritage and revision are treated as a single brief.

Where They Are Now

Kanapa is the setting for Yaroslav Artyuk’s Modern Ukrainian cooking, and the restaurant gives that approach a clear register. The food is grounded in recognisable forms, with the update kept measured rather than loud.

Career - Head Chef — Kanapa, Kiev, Ukraine