Ukrainian celebrity chef serves up free meals in war-hit country- See pics
Zee News
Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko`s restaurant 'Inshni' opened just over a week ago in the western city of Lviv.
Lviv: 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."
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.
