Egor NikonovCommunity profile

Yegor studied navigation at a river academy, worked on a fishing vessel where he manually hauled in the nets filled with fish, and then worked as a cook and food preparer in a restaurant in his hometown of Petrozavodsk.

In 2016, Yegor moved to St. Petersburg and, with the goal of developing his culinary skills, started working at Cococo under Igor Grishchenko, a pioneer of modern Russian cuisine. Yegor was hired as a line cook in the cold kitchen, but within a few years, he rose to the position of sous chef within the company, mastering all the intricacies and technical aspects of the profession. Later, he became the head chef at the Hunt restaurant.

Today, Yegor Nikonov is the brand chef for the gastronomic projects of the Wawelberg Hotel St. Petersburg.

Hobbies: travel, cycling, snowboarding, and wood carving in the Bogorodsky style. Favorite places in St. Petersburg: the Gulf of Finland and Kronstadt. Quote: "It's better to have the truth, however it may be, or nothing at all."