Recipe for a Portrait
a limited edition book about famous chefs working in Russia, their portraits, stories and recipes
кулинарная книга Рецепт за портрет от Колдунова + Клёсов
24 chefs, 24 stories,
24 recipes, 168 pages
All the Russian chefs from The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018, famous foreign chefs working in Russia, the head chefs of renowned restaurants in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Krasnodar, had been asked the same set of questions, and their answers varied widely. You can confidently prepare the recipes from the book in your own kitchen. The book features an open binding and comes in a slipcase, with dimensions of 22x28 cm.
24 chefs, 24 stories,
24 recipes, 168 pages
All the Russian chefs from The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018, famous foreign chefs working in Russia, the head chefs of renowned restaurants in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Krasnodar, had been asked the same set of questions, and their answers varied widely. You can confidently prepare the recipes from the book in your own kitchen. The book features an open binding and comes in a slipcase, with dimensions of 22x28 cm.
Glen Ballis, Ivan Berezutskiy, Sergey Berezutskiy, Mircko Zago, Dmitriy Zotov, Vitaliy Istemin, Anatoliy Kazakov, Anton Kovalkov, Uilliam Lamberti, Giacomo Lombardi, Christian Lorenzini, Luigi Magni, Bruno Marino, Andrey Matyukha, Aram Mnatsakanov, Emanuele Mongillo, Vladimir Mukhin, Emanuele Pollini, Ruslan Polyakov, Victor Titov, Georgiy Troyan, Anastasia Khozisova, Vladimir Chistyakov, Andrey Shmakov
Glen Ballis, Ivan Berezutskiy, Sergey Berezutskiy, Mircko Zago, Dmitriy Zotov, Vitaliy Istemin, Anatoliy Kazakov, Anton Kovalkov, Uilliam Lamberti, Giacomo Lombardi, Christian Lorenzini, Luigi Magni, Bruno Marino, Andrey Matyukha, Aram Mnatsakanov, Emanuele Mongillo, Vladimir Mukhin, Emanuele Pollini, Ruslan Polyakov, Victor Titov, Georgiy Troyan, Anastasia Khozisova, Vladimir Chistyakov, Andrey Shmakov
This edition is not a culinary reference book. It's more like our diary of meetings with interesting, creative people and our impressions of them, expressed through photographs.
We photographed the chefs and gave them a photograph in return, and in exchange, the chefs gave us the recipe for their signature dish, which reflected their vision of gastronomy. We believe that great chefs are artists. Artists often exchange their works and we exchanged recipe for a portrait. Using these recipes, we prepared dishes ourselves in the kitchen in our studio and photographed them. All the chefs answered 17 identical questions. From the portrait, recipe, and answers to the questions, we crafted our story about each hero of our project.
This is how we ended up with 24 stories, which we have shared in the book "Recipe for a Portrait."
Elena Koldunova and Vladimir Klyosov
We photographed the chefs and gave them a photograph in return, and in exchange, the chefs gave us the recipe for their signature dish, which reflected their vision of gastronomy. We believe that great chefs are artists. Artists often exchange their works and we exchanged recipe for a portrait. Using these recipes, we prepared dishes ourselves in the kitchen in our studio and photographed them. All the chefs answered 17 identical questions. From the portrait, recipe, and answers to the questions, we crafted our story about each hero of our project.
This is how we ended up with 24 stories, which we have shared in the book "Recipe for a Portrait."
Elena Koldunova and Vladimir Klyosov
This edition is not a culinary reference book. It's more like our diary of meetings with interesting, creative people and our impressions of them, expressed through photographs.
We photographed the chefs and gave them a photograph in return, and in exchange, the chefs gave us the recipe for their signature dish, which reflected their vision of gastronomy. We believe that great chefs are artists.
Artists often exchange their works and we exchanged recipe for a portrait. Using these recipes, we prepared dishes ourselves in the kitchen in our studio and photographed them. All the chefs answered 17 identical questions. From the portrait, recipe, and answers to the questions, we crafted our story about each hero of our project.
This is how we ended up with 24 stories, which we have shared in the book "Recipe for a Portrait."
Elena Koldunova and Vladimir Klyosov
We photographed the chefs and gave them a photograph in return, and in exchange, the chefs gave us the recipe for their signature dish, which reflected their vision of gastronomy. We believe that great chefs are artists.
Artists often exchange their works and we exchanged recipe for a portrait. Using these recipes, we prepared dishes ourselves in the kitchen in our studio and photographed them. All the chefs answered 17 identical questions. From the portrait, recipe, and answers to the questions, we crafted our story about each hero of our project.
This is how we ended up with 24 stories, which we have shared in the book "Recipe for a Portrait."
Elena Koldunova and Vladimir Klyosov
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It all started with portrait photography. We didn't restrict our models in their choice of clothing or accessories. Some wanted a portrait in their chef's uniform, others brought items that showcased their interests beyond the kitchen, and some even brought their pets to our studio.
Many of our heroes were photographed on large-format film (ranging from 4x5" to 8x10"). This type of photography was unfamiliar to them. During the moments of focusing and loading film into the camera, the model lost eye contact with the photographer, but still had to maintain their gaze and pose. Unlike digital photography, the results weren't immediately visible. The number of shots was limited due to the high cost of film materials, and the final photographs were printed manually without digital retouching. However, all our heroes turned out to be supermodels, and we were able to capture the shots we had envisioned.
We prepared the dishes from the recipes ourselves in the studio, which posed a unique challenge for us, as it required some professional culinary skills. It was also a challenge for the chefs, as they had to present the recipes in a way that anyone, regardless of their culinary expertise, could follow them. Some chefs provided us with technical dish cards, and we had to translate them into a format suitable for a book. All the dishes in the book were strictly prepared according to the recipes, and we purchased the ingredients ourselves, so you can confidently replicate our experience.
Many of our heroes were photographed on large-format film (ranging from 4x5" to 8x10"). This type of photography was unfamiliar to them. During the moments of focusing and loading film into the camera, the model lost eye contact with the photographer, but still had to maintain their gaze and pose. Unlike digital photography, the results weren't immediately visible. The number of shots was limited due to the high cost of film materials, and the final photographs were printed manually without digital retouching. However, all our heroes turned out to be supermodels, and we were able to capture the shots we had envisioned.
We prepared the dishes from the recipes ourselves in the studio, which posed a unique challenge for us, as it required some professional culinary skills. It was also a challenge for the chefs, as they had to present the recipes in a way that anyone, regardless of their culinary expertise, could follow them. Some chefs provided us with technical dish cards, and we had to translate them into a format suitable for a book. All the dishes in the book were strictly prepared according to the recipes, and we purchased the ingredients ourselves, so you can confidently replicate our experience.
It all started with portrait photography. We didn't restrict our models in their choice of clothing or accessories. Some wanted a portrait in their chef's uniform, others brought items that showcased their interests beyond the kitchen, and some even brought their pets to our studio.
Many of our heroes were photographed on large-format film (ranging from 4x5" to 8x10"). This type of photography was unfamiliar to them. During the moments of focusing and loading film into the camera, the model lost eye contact with the photographer, but still had to maintain their gaze and pose. Unlike digital photography, the results weren't immediately visible. The number of shots was limited due to the high cost of film materials, and the final photographs were printed manually without digital retouching. However, all our heroes turned out to be supermodels, and we were able to capture the shots we had envisioned.
We prepared the dishes from the recipes ourselves in the studio, which posed a unique challenge for us, as it required some professional culinary skills. It was also a challenge for the chefs, as they had to present the recipes in a way that anyone, regardless of their culinary expertise, could follow them. Some chefs provided us with technical dish cards, and we had to translate them into a format suitable for a book. All the dishes in the book were strictly prepared according to the recipes, and we purchased the ingredients ourselves, so you can confidently replicate our experience.
Many of our heroes were photographed on large-format film (ranging from 4x5" to 8x10"). This type of photography was unfamiliar to them. During the moments of focusing and loading film into the camera, the model lost eye contact with the photographer, but still had to maintain their gaze and pose. Unlike digital photography, the results weren't immediately visible. The number of shots was limited due to the high cost of film materials, and the final photographs were printed manually without digital retouching. However, all our heroes turned out to be supermodels, and we were able to capture the shots we had envisioned.
We prepared the dishes from the recipes ourselves in the studio, which posed a unique challenge for us, as it required some professional culinary skills. It was also a challenge for the chefs, as they had to present the recipes in a way that anyone, regardless of their culinary expertise, could follow them. Some chefs provided us with technical dish cards, and we had to translate them into a format suitable for a book. All the dishes in the book were strictly prepared according to the recipes, and we purchased the ingredients ourselves, so you can confidently replicate our experience.
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About the book "Recipe for a Portrait"
Thank you for your interest in the book "Recipe for a Portrait". This is a personal project by Elena Koldunova and Vladimir Klyosov, from concept to printing.
This project was published as a limited edition fine-art book, and all copies have been sold.
