Mariia DIDKOVSKA

Mariia Didkovska is a Ukrainian restaurateur based in Kyiv, at the helm of the French cuisine restaurant Citronelle.

Committed to precision of flavor and elegance on the plate, she contributes to the visibility and development of Ukraine’s contemporary gastronomic scene.

In the context of the war, she has helped maintain restaurants as spaces of resilience and solidarity. She is also the initiator of the charitable initiative Victory of Dignity, which combines artistic creations and champagne to raise funds for Ukrainian hospitals.

She represents a generation of hospitality leaders who combine culinary identity with social responsibility.

Charity action

Victoire de la Dignité

Victoire de la Dignité is a limited art collection of champagne that is part of Mariia Didkovska’s Victory of Dignity charity initiative. It has been created with the participation of outstanding Ukrainian artists. Their works, symbolizing Victory, became the basis for labels.

The proceeds from the sale of the collection are directed to the needs of the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and to mobile military hospitals.

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