Create out of your comfort zone | Aleksander Ivanchev | TEDxRuše

Don't be afraid to go out of your comfort zone. There is nothing scary about it. The only way to achieve and create extraordinary thinks is to try something new. Born in Ruse in 1990. He graduated from the "Professional High School of Tourism" in Ruse with a Chef profile. After that, the culinary academy "HRC Culinary Academy". He interned in a restaurant awarded with 3 stars by the Michelin guide in Napa Valley/ California, as well as in Doha/ Qatar, from where his pastry career began. A few years later, he continues to specialize at the Ferrandi/Paris Culinary Academy and completes an internship with one of the best confectioners in the world, "Pierre Herme". Over the years, he trained with two world champions in Paris and Kiev. Twice winner of the title "Best Pastry Chef of Bulgaria" from the Bulgarian Association of Professional Chefs in 2011-2013. Bronze medal in pastry art from the Culinary Olympic Games in Erfurt / Germany. The first competitor took our team to participate in the toughest pastry competition in the world "Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie". Winner of the "Relais Desserts" competition of the French Chamber of Craftsmen.
He is currently a leading confectionary teacher at the HRC Culinary Academy, a consultant at "FICOSOTA" and a chocolate ambassador for Bulgaria at Barry Callebaut's Chocolate Academy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx