Igor Sapega

Igor Sapega (born 9 May 1990),[1] is a deaf Swedish professional chef and restaurateur.[2] He is the Director and Founder of Designed Knives by Sapega.[3] He previously took part as a contestant in Netflix's Five Star Chef show[4] and Channel 4 in UK's Five Star Kitchen.[5]

Igor Sapega
Igor Sapega for Nobel dinner
Born (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990
St Petersburg, Russia
Known forThe Deaf Chef
Spouse(s)
  • Laura Sapega
    |m. 2016|
Culinary career
Cooking style
Rating(s)
  • Michelin stars 3 Michelin stars
Current restaurant(s)
  • * Restaurant Gordon Ramsay’s
    • The Ritz
    • Frantzén
    • Brasserie Le Rouge
    • Restaurant Kvarnen
    • Five star kitchen: Britain’s next Great chef (2022 Channel4 series)
    • Nordic Flavours (Swedish: Miniseries)
Websiteigorsapega.com

Early life and education

Sapega was born in St.Petersburg, Russia, to a family with just one parent. He developed hearing loss after receiving antibiotic treatment for pneumonia at the age of two. He stopped responding to sounds, which was how his mother discovered it. His hearing impairment got worse upon taking an antibiotic banned 10 years earlier in Europe. They moved to Varberg, a small town on Sweden’s west coast.[6][7]

Sapega graduated from Grundskola in Söderskolan. He was able to finish his bachelor's degree in Hotell och restaurangverksamhet at the Berufsschule Altmünster. He also studied Hotell & Restaurang at Peder Skivares Culinary School in Varberg, Sweden.[8]

Career

Sapega's hearing impairment doesn't stop him from cooking. He had several experiences in a professional kitchen, some of which are as follows:

●    Chef De Partie at Camp Stewart for Boys, Varbergs Stadshotell & Asia Spa, Hilton Stockholm Slussen,  and Grupp F12 in Sweden[9][5]

●    Sous Chef at Frantzén Group in Stockholm, Sweden, and The Ritz London [10][11]

Sapega also works full-time at Gordon Ramsay Restaurants.[12][10][13]

He also works as Chef de cuisine at the Embassy of Sweden in London, UK.

Awards

Sapega is one of the top deaf chefs in the world and the only person to win two medals in the Culinary World Cup for Deaf Chefs. The S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 worldwide talent search identified Sapega as one of the top young cooks in Scandinavia.[14][15]

Personal life

He is married to Laura Victoria Sapega, a native of Ukraine and a fellow member of the deaf community. Their first child was born on October 26, 2021.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Igor Sapega | Info and sign name in Sign Language". Signs Unusualverse. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. "Meet the seven chefs from Netflix's 'Five Star Chef' Season 1 as culinary skills collide in fierce competition". MEAWW. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. Shreya, Kumari (15 July 2023). "Five Star Chef Season 1: Where Are They Now?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. Persson, Ellinor (3 July 2023). "Varbergskocken Igor Sapega deltar i ny Netflixserie". hn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. Nilsson, Ulrika (15 June 2023). "Igor siktar på brittiska toppen i matlagning". Auris (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. "Who is Igor Sapega?". Igor Sapega. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. Persson, Ellinor (3 July 2023). "Varbergskocken Igor Sapega deltar i ny Netflixserie". hn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. "BeyondTaste - OltreilGustoMagazine - Edizione Estate 2021 by Margaux Cintrano - Issuu". issuu.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. LC, Linda (29 July 2023). "Igor från Varberg tävlar om prestigefullt kockjobb". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. Nyheter, S. V. T.; Bergevin, Magnus (8 November 2021). "Igor är senior sous chef på Gordon Ramsays restaurang". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. "Igor Sapega - iMarketing". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. Palo, Katja (6 August 2023). "Michelinkocken Igor Sapega tävlar i Netflixserien". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. Bertelsen, Mette (28 June 2023). "Døv kok dyster mod hørende i britisk kokkekonkurrence på tv". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. "Svensk kock deltar i Deaf Chef 2015". Dövas Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. "Igor åkte ut i semifinalen i Köpenhamn". hn.se (in Swedish). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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