''Smak'' () is a Russian culinary entertainment television program that airs on

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. It debuted on 20 November 1993. The first guest on the program was the actor Aleksandr Abdulov. In 1996, the guest on ''Smak'' was

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, and in 2015 the show was attended by

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. The kitchen studio has been visited many times by TV presenter Valdis Pelšs.

Hosts

* 1993–2005:

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* 2006–2018: Ivan UrgantИван Ургант стал преемником Макаревича
(in Russian) * 2018–2022: Andrey Makarevich (on

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References

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External links

Official website
(in Russian)
Official YouTube-channel
2000s Russian television series 2010s Russian television series 1993 Russian television series debuts Channel One (Russia) original programming Russian cooking television series