About the Championship

For 15 years, METRO Cash & Carry has been working for small and middle business in Russia. Every day we do everything to ensure that the business of our customers became even more prosperous. An independent entrepreneur is an inexhaustible source inspiration for us. He charges with his energy and enthusiasm!

The chef is not just a man in a beautiful shape with a sharp knife, he is an artist, he is looking for his direction and creates not just food, but gives a wonderful mood and unforgettable emotions to guests of their art workshop. How an artist solves questions on the color scale and canvas, and the chef shows his unique style and uses a lot of unusual and truly innovative solutions for creating culinary masterpieces. And for each visitor, he seeks to find that special dish that can surprise and inspire even the most demanding and biased of them. We, as a reliable partner of these creators, do everything we can to ensure that they do not have to think about paints, canvas and an easel, so that the freshest products, the most convenient equipment and ready decisions that we are proud of, gave them the opportunity to think only about the art of the kitchen!

We highly appreciate the creators of high culinary arts, and the annual holding throughout Russia's unique in its scale championship Chef a la Russe and its grand finale At METRO EXPO for the fourth year in a row it is undeniable for us proof of the success of our teamwork.

I wish all participants good luck in completing the finals of the championship, and also unforgettable impressions and professional growth. And, of course, victory! And the audience - enjoy the virtuosic work of these masters of their delicious business!