Russia, Baltics and CSI semi-finalists | S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015

Alma - international school of Italian cuisine - has selected the ten Russia, Baltics and CSI region semi-finalists for the S. Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 global talent search. Here is the full list:

Alar Aksalu
Sous chef
Restaurant Ö, Tallinn, Estonia
Signature dish: Baltic herring

Annika Uibo
Sous chef
Restaurant: Leib Resto Ja Aed, Tallinn, Estonia
Signature dish: Rabbit ballotine with Estonian black pudding, hay-smoked vegetables, roasted cauliflower purée

Yaroslav Artyukh
Chef
Restaurant: Kanapa, Kiev, Ukraine
Signature dish: Roasted geese tongues on creamy barley with pickled cucumbers, fried new potato and smoked yolk

Antonio Fresa
Chef
Restaurant: Baberini, St. Petersburg, Russia
Signature dish: Apple Dessert

Slava Kuzmin
Sous chef
Restaurant: Wine Bar Grand Cru, St. Petersburg, Russia
Signature dish: Pork belly cooked 12 hours, garnished with beetroot - mint puree and risotto beet

Eldar Muradov
Sous chef
Restaurant: Mansarda, St. Petersburg, Russia
Signature dish: Sturgeon with mussels, spring onion, Jerusalem artichoke and smoked broth

Mihail Stepanov
Chef
Restaurant: Party Food (Партия еды, Partiya edi), St. Petersburg, Russia
Signature dish: Gentle river trout fillet marinated in forest juniper berries and clover

Andrejs Bojarcenko
Chef
Restaurant: Steiky Haoss, Riga, Latvia
Signature dish: Venison chops, beetroot ravioli with deer’s liver, beetroot mash, hazelnut and rosemary crumble

Pavel Onoprienko
Chef
Restaurant: It, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Signature dish: Fresh Cold Borsch

Pavel Gurjanov
Sous chef
Restaurant Cru, Tallinn, Estonia
Signature dish: From Neck to the Deep Heart

Chefs from 20 worldwide regions will compete before a local jury for the right to qualify as a finalist. The final will take place at the Expo Milano 2015, in June, where one finalist from each region will present its own dish to compete for the title of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015. The 20 regional finalists will also team up with a young fashion designer, chosen by Vogue Italia.

See all the Russia, Baltics and CSI semi-finalists pictures and profiles here.

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