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Ukraine’s Kitchen has opened in north Edmonton, providing employment to newcomers and classic dishes like perogies and borscht to those with a craving for Ukrainian food. As Slav Kornik explains, it’s giving those who left everything behind a chance to develop new skills while sharing the comforts of home. Full text

After months of hopping from kitchen to kitchen, a group of Ukrainian newcomers now has a space to call its own.  “It can be here. That part of Ukraine, we can create it here,” said newcomer Lilia Vovk. With some handmade perogies and a scoop of sour cream, that’s exactly what Ukraine’s Kitchen aims to […]

A well-known Edmonton chef is helping newcomers navigate their new lives as part of the local culinary landscape. Brad Smoliak, whose accolades include cooking for Queen Elizabeth II and athletes at two Olympic Games, has been spending his early retirement mentoring chefs at Ukraine’s Kitchen. A well-known Edmonton chef is helping newcomers navigate their new […]