Childhood and youth
Stanislav Guseinovich Khankishiev was born into the family of a polytechnic institute teacher, an Azerbaijani by nationality, and a German woman on February 2, 1962 in the Uzbek SSR, in the city of Fergana. He lived his childhood and youth in Uzbekistan. After the collapse of the USSR, he was engaged in small business - selling household appliances. Despite his origin, Stalik considers Russian his native language. He speaks Azerbaijani and Uzbek superficially.
Culinary Stalik Khankishiev
Cooking is his hobby, which at one time changed Khankishiev’s biography. After the advent of the Internet, Stalik began posting texts and photos of his recipes. Most often he turns to his native oriental cuisine. The most “delicious” recipes are lamb dishes: pilaf, shish kebab, lagman.
Biography[ | ]
Born and lived for 44 years in the Uzbek city of Fergana. He began cooking at about the age of 16, while a student at the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys[3]. He was expelled for unclear reasons after the third semester, since Stanislav studied satisfactorily and did not differ in behavior from other students. Without finishing college, he returned to his homeland. He entered the Fergana Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Industrial and Civil Engineering[4] and also did not graduate[5]. He organized a recording studio, which he left in the early 1990s[6]. He was engaged in the sale of household appliances[2]. In September 2000[7] he began posting materials on Uzbek cuisine on the Internet[3]. Mastered food photography. Based on previously published records, he published his first book in 2006[3] and soon moved to Moscow[2][8].
In 2009-2019, he presented the culinary section “Kazan-Grill” in the “Dachny Otvet” program on the NTV channel. Hosted the program “Unwomanly Business” on the “Amusement Park” channel (2008-2009). Appeared on the Telecafe channel (2007)[9]. He took part in the “Dinner Party” on REN TV (December 20, 2006[10])[11]. He was repeatedly a guest of programs on radio “Echo of Moscow” (2006-2011)[12]. On February 25, 2021, he presented his new project “Stalik Khankishiev: About tasty and healthy food. Telealmanakh", the program will be broadcast on the REN TV channel[13].
He runs his own cooking channel on YouTube[14] and a blog on LiveJournal[15].
Creativity and cooking
His articles gained popularity, and soon Stalik was invited by the Moscow publishing house "CoLibri" to publish the first book of original recipes, which was published under the title "Kazan, barbecue and other men's pleasures" in 2006.
Culinary artist, writer and photographer Stalik Khankishiev
Presenting the book at the Moscow International Book Exhibition, Stalik Khankishiev invited readers to participate in the preparation of signature pilaf, which immediately aroused genuine public interest in the publication.
After the success of the book, Khankishiev was invited to appear on television in the program “Dinner Party.” Then an offer was received to host the program “Non-Women’s Business” on the “Amusement Park” cable channel. Since 2011, he began appearing as a columnist in the program “Dachny Otvet” on NTV. Among the programs in which Stalik Khankishiev participated are the show “Split Personality” on the iTV channel and broadcasts on “Echo of Moscow”.
Stalik Khankishiev prepares shish kebab - “Dachny Otvet”
Stalik introduces viewers to the peculiarities of preparing Uzbek pilaf, offering two options - Fergana-style and Samarkand-style. The first version of the appetizing dish differs in that small pieces of lamb are beaten with a hammer before cooking, while for the second version large pieces of meat are selected. But according to the culinary specialist, pilaf is prepared without anything, but not without fire. Stalik also introduced TV viewers to the preparation of pilaf in Iranian style, the peculiarity of which is the use of milk.
Stalik Khankishiev - stuffed cabbage rolls and peppers
Since Stalik calls himself the heir of two peoples - Azerbaijani and Uzbek, he absorbed the features of Central Asian and Caucasian cuisines. The chef masterfully prepares kebabs. He offers viewers of his television section 15 options for preparing their favorite weekend dish. These include lamb, marbled beef and even pork neck fried on the grill. For exotic recipes, Stalik suggests trying pre-marinated sterlet, stuffed vegetables and even lamb eggs.
From the pages of bright publications with colorful, mouth-watering photos, the culinary specialist introduces readers to the secrets of preparing lamb loin, basma, cabbage rolls, and kharcho soups with Caucasian adjika.
Stalik Khankishiev - author of cookbooks
In 2010, a new book “Kazan, ram and dastarkhan” was published (publishing house “Corpus, Astrel”), which received high praise from readers and first prize in the book competition “Gourmand World Cookbook Awards” in France as “Best book of 2012 about national cuisine " This time the culinary specialist presented the publication in the capital's Zafferano restaurant. The meeting was attended by show business stars, entrepreneurs, diplomats and reporters, which had a positive impact on the author's image.
In 2013, the Astrel publishing house published the book “Mangal,” which won the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards competition in Beijing as “Best Book by a European TV Presenter.”
Stalik Khankishiev is the author of the books “Kazan, barbecue and other male pleasures”
In 2014 and 2015, the same publishing house published the books “Kazan. Culinary tutorial" and "Pilaf. Culinary Research" respectively. They received awards at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Beijing in the category “Best Book by a European TV Presenter” and in the category “The Great Silk Road” at the international competition “Gourmand World Cookbook Awards”.
The success of Stalik Khankishiev’s books is impressive, although many attribute it to successful PR promotion with the impressive efforts of the AST publishing house. The popularity of books is also influenced by the fact that the author announces their release from the pages of social networks. Stalik Khankishiev has accounts on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and has a personal website.
Stalik Khankishiev - pilaf
In addition to publishing books and participating in television programs, Stalik Khankishiev is a popular blogger known for his explosive temper. He often becomes involved in scandalous situations. One of the most noticeable was a quarrel with Hakim Ganiev, Khankishiev’s former friend from Fergana. A financial debt that was not repaid on time has grown into a scandal that has been discussed on the Internet for several years now.
The writer also distinguished himself in the conflict with Alexei Navalny. In his blog, he criticized Navalny for videotaping the country houses of those in power from a hang glider, recognizing in one of the mansions the house of his friend, who has nothing to do with power.
Culinary artist and writer Stalik Khankishiev
In July 2021, another scandal erupted on the Internet. This time, Stalik Khankishiev criticized the famous culinary blogger Druzhe Oblomov (Oleg Grigoriev) on YouTube. It all started after the release of the video “Lula-kebab” on July 5, 2021. In a blender or with hatchets? Fat tail or onion?”, where, in his characteristic humorous manner, Druzhe Oblomov talks about preparing minced meat for lula kebab in an unconventional way (using a blender).
Such “sacrilege” caused indignation among the venerable culinary specialist Stalik, who burst into an angry denunciation of the violation of the canons of Central Asian cuisine on his official LiveJournal page, where he used phrases like “Using a blender to chop meat is simply a scam.” This caused a storm of indignation among Druzhe Oblomov’s subscribers.
Glorious Friend Oblomov (right)
Let us note that Glorious Friend Oblomov, in turn, responded to the “master’s” criticism with respect:
“Stalik, you are simply a holy man. If I, from the height of your experience and your years, saw my videos on YouTube (with all the mistakes, mistakes, outright profanity), I certainly would not be shy in my expressions.”
Main works
- Kazan, barbecue and other men's pleasures. - M.: KoLibri, 2006 (reprints: KoLibri, 2009, ISBN 978-5-98720-026-1; Astrel, 2010, ISBN 978-5-271-24819-1, ISBN 978-5-271-25399-7 ).
- Kazan, ram and dastarkhan. - M.: Corpus, Astrel, 2010. - ISBN 978-5-271-27222-6.
- Bazaar, cauldron and dastarkhan. - M.: Astrel, 2012. - ISBN 978-5-271-39108-8.
- Brazier. - M,: Astrel, 2013. - ISBN 978-5-17-077687-0.
- Kazan. Culinary tutorial. - M.: AST, 2014.
- Pilaf. Culinary research. - M.: AST, 2015.
The book “Bazaar, Kazan and Dastarkhan” won the “Gourmand World Cookbook Awards” competition in Paris in the category “Best Book of 2012 about National Cuisine”; This is the first victory of authors from the CIS at an international competition[15]. The book “Mangal” won the “Gourmand World Cookbook Awards” competition in Beijing in the category “best book by a European TV presenter”[16]. The book “Kazan” received the “Great Silk Road” award at the international competition “Gourmand World Cookbook Awards” in Yantai in 2014[17].
Personal life
Stalik Khankishiev comments sparingly on his personal life. It is known that the cook is married. He has a daughter, Karina. Not long ago, the Internet was excited by the frank story of a famous cook about a tragedy in his family. While pregnant, Karina found out that she had breast cancer. The diagnosis was delayed, so the disease was detected already at the third stage.
Karina was treated at the 62nd Oncology Hospital in Moscow. Stalik thanked the doctors from the bottom of his heart for saving the lives of his daughter and grandson. By the will of fate, he became associated with the 62nd hospital and, as a public figure, could not ignore its problems.
Daughter, grandson and son-in-law of Stalik Khankishiev
In 2021, Stalik Khankishiev wrote a number of articles about corruption in medicine. In addition, Khankishiev is waging a “war” with Moscow officials on his blog. We are talking about his suspicions regarding fraud related to the purchase of drugs for cancer patients and tenders for the purchase of medical equipment.
Today Stalik Khankishiev is not just a TV presenter of programs about delicious food. He, taking advantage of his wide popularity, tries to bring problems to the attention of the public and help if he can.
Stalik Khankishiev with his wife and daughter
Stalik spends most of his time in a country mansion, where he and his wife like to welcome guests. The kitchen, which occupies the main place in the house, was built by the cook according to his own design. Here Khankishiev has an arched fireplace with a built-in cauldron on one side and a wood-burning stove on the other, which sometimes turns into an additional work surface. Behind the first fireplace there is a second one with a barbecue grill. Ovens and other paraphernalia of a modern kitchen are also located here.
Stalik Khankishiev now
Now the culinary specialist is holding a competition for the best preparation of a Central Asian dish. The event was initiated by Stalik Khankishiev together with the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Moscow and air.
Stalik Khankishiev
The competition involves persons of non-Eastern nationalities who must post a video on the Internet with step-by-step preparation of an Uzbek dish. The stated prize is a tour of the cities of Uzbekistan and an introduction to local cuisine. The duration of the event is three months from the end of June 2021.
