Olha Martynovska from Mykolaiv Oblast won culinary gold in Paris

Ukrainian chef and MasterChef TV show judge Olha Martynovska won first place in the Trophée Cuisine (“Cooking”) category at the international La Cuillère d’Or (“Golden Spoon”) competition in Paris. The final was held at the FERRANDI Paris culinary school on November 9.

The chef dedicated the award to her Ukrainian colleagues in the restaurant and culinary industries who left their beloved work to defend the country, as well as to those who were killed.

She represented Kyiv restaurant Beef in the competition. Six contestants competed for the win in her category, and the challenge was themed “The Infinity of the Sea.” Among the competitors the Ukrainian chef beat were:

• Léa Bernard from France;
• Natasha Morin from France.

After the results were announced, the chef recalled that she was from a village in Mykolaiv region and urged people to keep pursuing their goals:

“I’m Olia, born and raised in the village of Yuriivka, Mykolaiv region. Anything is possible—the main thing is not to stop! Ever,” Olha Martynovska wrote.

Despite her success, she was not entirely satisfied with some details of the dishes she had prepared. This time, however, she decided to set aside her usual perfectionism and simply let herself enjoy the result.

“Ukraine, we did it!” Olha Martynovska told Ukrainians after her victory.

We previously wrote:

• “The tastiest coffee and pizza”: Martynovska and “Teren” filmed a travel show in Mykolaiv
• “Vitov-style tochenyky” won an international cultural and social project
• Elena Dyachenko from Mykolaiv made it into the top 20 chefs of the 11th season of “MasterChef”
• “Hot-boy” from Mykolaiv made it into the top 20 of “MasterChef”
• Chef from Korabelnyi leaves the “MasterChef” cooking show (video)