DOSHADOMy name is Olha Domashenko, and I am the founder and author of the DOSHADO concept.
I created DOSHADO not simply as a catering service. I created it as a new vision of Ukrainian gastronomy — modern, elegant, creative and recognisable.
My main goal is to preserve the authenticity of Ukrainian cuisine while presenting it in a contemporary style. Not to change its essence, but to reveal it anew — through refined presentation, aesthetics, signature concepts and impeccable attention to detail.
I want to show that Ukrainian cuisine can be not only warm and homely, but also refined, prestigious, creative and worthy of the most elegant occasions.
DOSHADO is Ukrainian gastronomy of a new generation.
It is not ordinary home cooking, nor a fixed set of traditional dishes. It is a large, multifaceted project that unites different directions, ideas and formats.
Today DOSHADO is growing as professional Ukrainian catering, a mobile service, signature cuisine, buffet collections, festive and seasonal menus, handmade ready-to-cook products, exclusive dishes, gastronomic décor, creative concepts and unique edible art projects.
Each of these directions has its own character, but all are united by a shared philosophy: authenticity without datedness, elegance without excess, creativity without templates — and traditions given new life.
DOSHADO was created as the first Ukrainian catering in Melbourne oriented not to the format of ordinary home cooking, but to a professional level of organisation, contemporary aesthetics, quality service and a coherent brand concept.
For me, a dish is not only taste. It is composition, form, colour, texture, presentation and the emotion it leaves behind.
That is why every detail matters at DOSHADO: the quality of the produce, the balance of flavours, the style of the presentation, the table setting, the atmosphere and the overall impression of the event.
I do not seek to copy existing formats. I create my own.
One of the project's main goals is to create a space where a client can find everything they need for their event in one place. No spending time searching for dozens of separate contractors, no coordinating every specialist yourself, and no worrying about whether all the parts will come together into a single concept.
That is why DOSHADO is gradually developing into a complete event ecosystem.
Beyond signature Ukrainian cuisine and premium catering, the project brings together professional service staff, waiters, a private chef, a coordinator, a photographer, a videographer, live music, an MC, a decorator and the other services needed to create a complete, considered event.
My goal is for the client to receive not a set of separate services, but a finished experience.
One brand. One team. One concept. One standard of quality.
The brand's name itself holds special meaning for me.
DOSHADO is an entirely original name, created from the abbreviation of my first name, my surname and my daughter's name. There are no borrowed words in it, no ready-made formulas and no accidental associations. It is a part of our family story that became the foundation of the brand. This name joins together my family, my experience, my Ukrainian roots and my vision of the future.
I want DOSHADO to be associated with elegance, creative courage, contemporary Ukrainian aesthetics, a high culture of hospitality and impeccable attention to detail.
It is a large-scale signature project in which Ukrainian traditions meet contemporary design, art, service and a new view of how events are made.
It is a brand about authenticity without datedness, luxury without excess, creativity without templates — and traditions given new life.