Team

Bogdan Panchenko and Ivan Kukarskih

Founders of Lucky Group

Having traveled around Europe and gained experience, Bogdan and Ivan consciously moved towards the restaurant industry. Ivan opened the first BB Burgers project in 2013. Bogdan, helping his partner and close friend, was simultaneously engaged in supplying vegetables and fruits from Russian cities to large companies in the capital.

In the fall of 2017, together with brand chef Glen Ballis, was opened a joint project Margarita Bistro on the corner of Malaya Bronnaya street.

There are now 15 restaurants in the Lucky Group, which are united by values, attention to detail and most importantly – hospitality. In addition to restaurants, Lucky Group develops the areas of events, catering, training services and merch.

Artashes Terteryan

Chef

He began his career as a chef in 2002 in Yerevan, after which he moved to St. Petersburg, where he mastered the art of Italian and Eastern cuisines. From 2013 to 2018, he served as the head chef of the restaurant Noyan Tun on Nikolskaya Street. In 2019, he participated in the opening of the Milky restaurant in St. Petersburg. In 2020, he launched two projects in Moscow — I’ll Tomato and Ryabina. Since 2024, he has been leading the kitchen of the La Piazza restaurant in Yerevan.

Rashit Mukhametshin

General Manager

He began his career in 2012 with IHG hotels, progressing from a waiter to the Food & Beverage Director at the Crown Plaza hotel. In 2019, he joined the Lucky Group team at the Loro restaurant. Since the fall of 2024, he has held the position of General Manager for the Koyo and La Piazza restaurants in Yerevan.

Evgeniy Lisin

Bar Manager

He started his career in 2015 at La Bottega restaurant as a bartender. Later he continued to work in Strelka and Insider bars in Moscow. In 2019, he became a member of the Lucky Group team as a bartender at Lucky Izakaya bar. And in 2022, he was involved in the opening of the Japanese Jun restaurant as a bar manager. Since January 2023, he has been managing the bar department of the restaurant group in Astana. Since July 2023, he has been the bar manager of La Piazza and Koyo restaurants in Yerevan.

Anton Panteleev

Chief-Sommelier

He started his career in the industry of hospitality in 2008 as a bartender in Krasnodar, where he started to get interested in wine by visiting all local wineries.

After moving to Moscow, he worked in Four Seasons, Metropol and White Rabbit restaurants, as a banquet manager and service-manager

In 2023, he became the chef-sommelier of the Koyo and La Piazza restaurants in Yerevan.