Ukrainian celebrity chef serves up free meals for refugees
A winner of the Ukrainian version of MasterChef, Klopotenko made headlines several years ago when he campaigned to place Ukrainian borscht, a reddish beet and cabbage soup, on UNESCO's world heritage list.
Ukrainian celebrity chef Ievgen Klopotenko checks a borscht soup in his restaurant’s kitchen, in Lviv, Ukraine. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis) When Russia began its assault on Ukraine in February, Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko’s gut reaction was not to pick up a gun.
His restaurant is called “Inshni”, Ukrainian for “Others”. Opened just over a week ago in the western city of Lviv, it serves free meals to anyone who asks for menu no. 2.
“I understood that I’m not very good with the guns … but I know that I’m a very nice warrior with a knife,” said Klopotenko, who is a household name across his country. “My aim and my mission in life is to feed the people.”
Refugees are served a free meal at Ukrainian celebrity chef Ievgen Klopotenko’s restauran. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)
A winner of the Ukrainian version of MasterChef, Klopotenko made headlines several years ago when he campaigned to place Ukrainian borscht, a reddish beet and cabbage soup, on UNESCO’s world heritage list. The Russian government contested the claim.
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