ACHIEVEMENTS
2023
In June 2023, the book Malda Skoniui (A Prayer to Flavour) was the winner in the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards category of the best design and art culinary book in the world.<br />
2022
In November 2022, a unique book that goes far beyond traditional cookbooks by Alfas Ivanauskas „Malda skoniui“ (A Prayer for Flavour) entered the list of top 10 best books in the annual world awards World Gourmand Cookbook Awards. Moreover, it was nominated for innovation and creativity.
At 22:22 on 2022.02.22 even two Lithuanian records were set: the longest live TV show TVARIAI 30 (SUSTAINABLY 30) that lasted for 30 hours 22 minutes, and a personal record of the longest hosted live TV show. With it, a new sustainability project was launched, which aims to present this philosophy in an interesting and concrete way, to tell people about regular sorting, responsible consumption and its reduction. Encourage people to think about pollution and start talking about it more.
2020
In 2020 a book Alfas Home Alone. Christmas by Alfas Ivanauskas received an extremely high amount of hits and broke the record of readability.
2019
In 2019 a book Let’s eat by a famous stylist Agnė Jagelavičiūtė and a chef Alfas Ivanauskas was ranked in third place in the top Eastern Europe books of World Gourmand Cookbook Awards.
2018
Alfas Ivanauskas book ‘Play, Cook, Kiss; Culinary Tricks’ was runner-up in the best books of European TV hosts, awarded by ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.
Traveling guide ‘99 Places of Taste in the Baltics’ was top 3 among the best publications, dedicated to Eastern European cuisine, awarded by ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.
2017
Lithuanian record was reached. Culinary TV show ‘Kulinariniai triukai’ (‘Culinary Tricks’) was broadcasted live for more than 24 hours. It was hosted by Alfas Ivanauskas without stopping.
Alfas Ivanauskas’ book ‘7 ingredientai vaikams’ was in the top 3 among the best books world wide, nominated for the best design in the ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.
Traveling guide ‘99 Places of Taste in the Baltics’ was nominated as the most succesful Lithuanian tourism initiative of the year.
2016
‘VMG’ culinary magazine was runner-up in the best culinary magazine in the ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.
2015
‘VMG’ culinary magazine was nominated as the best in the world for the second time in a row in the ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.</p> <p>
‘VMG’ culinary magazine was nominated as one of the top 3 best culinary magazines during the last 20 years in the ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.<br />
2014
‘VMG’ culinary magazine was nominated as the best in the ‘World Gourmand Cookbook Awards’.