Boris Burda. Culinary expert, writer and presenter

Who is a connoisseur of delicious food and any specialized literature dedicated to it? Who studied at the Odessa Polytechnic Institute, worked as an engineer and was fond of an amateur song? And finally, who is considered one of the brightest players of the game show "What? Where? When? ", Who is rightfully a three-time holder of the" Crystal Owl "and the owner of the" Diamond Owl "? Did you guess, dear readers? Yes, this is all he, a man with an inexpressible sense of humor, a great culinary expert and a great clever Boris Burda.

Baby years of curious toddler

In the port city of Odessa in the south of the Ukrainian SSR, in the family of a pediatrician and a Soviet officer, on March 25, 1950, a tiny capuchik appeared. Since the pope was a military man, the family had to move quite often from one city to another. For a time they lived in Baku (the capital of Azerbaijan), but then again returned to their hometown. At the age of four, Boris read well, later successes accompanied him while studying other subjects. It was at home, in Odessa, Burda graduated from high school with a gold medal: he was always an excellent student, he received great pleasure from studying. However, it was easy to learn.

In an interview, Boris Burda somehow discovered that his childhood was spent in an atmosphere where it was simply indecent not to attend theatrical performances, and if there was not a slight smile on his face, it was considered a mauvais and ill-manner.

Time for students

After graduation, the future connoisseur began to think about his future life. His choice he stopped at the faculty of heat power engineering of the Odessa Polytechnic Institute. Graduation of the university was also more than successful: he was awarded a red diploma. While still a student, Boris Burda, whose photo can be seen in various publications, began to appear on television: in those years he performed in the Odessa team of KVN. It will not be a mistake to say that it was this period that was quite successful. Only a few years passed, and Boris Oskarovich twice became the champion of the Club of merry and resourceful, he received many other prizes.

Cheerful heat-and-power engineer

After graduating from the institute, Boris Burda, Suspended his violent public activities, works for 20 years in the specialty. Now he assures me that if it had not been for such a decline in demand for his profession, he would have happily continued to work as an engineer, without having exchanged this work for any other.

Owls for the Hero

Working in one of the organizations of his native city, Boris Burda was not known to the broad masses. But then came the 1990th. He becomes a player in an intellectual casino "What? Where? When? ", With incredible ease passing through the thorns of the selection process. A huge number of viewers of different ages and social strata, interests and preferences Burda becomes very familiar right now. There is no doubt as to why this happened so quickly, and interest over time has not weakened. Burda Boris Oskarovich spoke in this project for twenty years, and his successes at the roundtable with the young one cause deep respect.

Career on the game was more than successful (however, as always it happened in his life): the owner of the "Crystal Owl" he became three times; MTS subscribers chose him as the player who brought the greatest and undoubted benefit to his team seven times; In 2007 he was awarded the main prize, which exists in the intellectual casino - "Diamond Owl".

Awards "pursued" Burdu in other similar TV projects. And now the time has come when the producers of one Ukrainian television channel turned their attention to the connoisseur. Received an offer, which he could not refuse: in 1997, Boris began to combine the positions of the presenter and author of the project "Tasty with Boris Burda." Oh, how many interesting recipes housewives and not only could spy on this show! Sometimes it was a little revelation: from a small set of simple products available to a family with an average income, it was possible to cook a very tasty and unusual dish. Literally through several issues, the popularity of the program has beaten all conceivable and unthinkable records.

In such an uncomplicated way, his favorite hobby (and he learned to cook during the first marriage in which his wife could not stand the kitchen and everything connected with it) brought a very considerable income to Burda. In addition, he became the author of a dozen books on the skill of cooking, the first of which was published 16 years ago in Tallinn. The rest passed through the publishing houses of Russia and Ukraine.

Family and children of a connoisseur

So, the culinary artist, the singer of bard songs, the great clever Boris Burda. The biography of this diverse person has always represented an inexhaustible interest for his faithful fans.

During his life, Boris Burda was married twice. The first time he married a poetess, who now teaches at the University of Jerusalem. In this marriage, the eldest son of Boris Oskarovich - Vladislav (he runs one of the largest trading holdings) was born. Some time after the divorce, he concluded a second marriage, in which his youngest son George was born, who now works as a programmer in America.