Events
Mutfak Dostları Derneği, 35. yılının ilk dost yemeğini Seraf Vadi’de “Evliya Çelebi’nin İzinde” temasıyla gerçekleştirdi. 17. yüzyıl Osmanlı mutfağından ilham alan gecede; me...
Kitchen Friends held their final dinner of 2025 over two evenings, on December 1 and 3, at the Japanese restaurant Itsumi So. Japanese cuisine, which was added to the UNESCO List o...
Venue: Telezzüz Date: September 24, 2025 At their first gastronomic gathering of the fall, the Friends of the Kitchen gathered at Telezzüz on the evening of September 24 for a ver...
Misina Göztepe-Istanbul Istanbul’s fishing season follows a calendar that city residents follow closely and that food enthusiasts know well. The January–March period is turbot sea...
May 25, 2024 Food Lovers: At the 2023 Golden Spoon Awards, Çok Çok Thai—the leading representative of classic Thai cuisine in Turkey and winner of the “Foreign Concept Restaurant ...
March 6, 2024 On the evening of March 6, the Friends of the Kitchen gathered for a “Friends’ Dinner” themed “Between Two Rivers,” bringing the flavors of the fertile lands between...
DATE November 23, 2023 VENUE Moda Yacht Club / Kadıköy...
DATE September 8, 2021 VENUE İskele Çardak & Barbayani – Burgazada...
DATE March 21, 2021 VENUE Online Event...
DATE January 18, 2020 VENUE Moda Deniz Club GUEST SPEAKERS Chef Loran Capteville, Pastry Chef Stephane Mangin...
DATE December 8, 2019 LOCATION Malatya Sofrası - Maslak 42...
DATE April 27, 2019 VENUE: Feriye Göbeklitepe, the place where the story of our encounter with agriculture, wheat, and beer—which will change the future of humanity—began, is undou...
DATE January 12, 2019 VENUE Falyanos Restaurant – Kalyon Hotel GUEST SPEAKER Prof. Dr. Bayram Öztürk...
DATE June 23, 2018 LOCATION Maslak 42 Caffe Vergnano & Restaurant...
DATE June 9, 2018 VENUE Moda Yacht Club GUEST SPEAKER Mehmet Yalçın...
DATE May 10, 2018 VENUE Swissotel The Bosphorus The Yakut people are a group we know very little about, who still preserve Shamanism, an authentic form of Turkish belief. The Yakut...
DATE March 20, 2018 VENUE Günaydın Kalamış GUEST SPEAKER Cüneyt Asan...
DATE February 25, 2018 VENUE Aila-Fairmont Quasar Istanbul...
DATE December 23, 2017 VENUE Aila – Fairmont Quasar Istanbul...
DATE November 29, 2017 LOCATION Misina – Beylerbeyi...
DATE April 20, 2017 VENUE: Kiva-Sandal Bedesten, Beyazıt We gathered at Kiva in Sandal Bedesten for an Iranian feast infused with the spirit of Sufism, dedicated to Mevlânâ and Teb...
DATE February 26, 2017 LOCATION Zeferan Restaurant / Ajwa Hotel, Sultanahmet...
DATE June 20, 2016 VENUE The Marmara Esma Sultan Mansion In memory of our dear friend Mr. Muhtar Katırcıoğlu—who played a major role in the development of written culture in this f...
DATE March 13, 2016 VENUE 1924 Istanbul (Rejans) Starting with the founder of our country, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, this famous Russian restaurant—known for hosting many famous figur...
DATE December 15, 2015 VENUE Moda Deniz Club Istanbul cuisine is one of the most unique examples of an East-West fusion in culinary culture... It has emerged from a blend of clas...
DATE March 18, 2015 VENUE Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi—Beyoğlu GUEST SPEAKER Erdir Zat...
DATE February 11, 2015 VENUE Raffles Istanbul Zorlu Center Since the day it first opened, Raffles Istanbul has been in the spotlight thanks to its two restaurants: Arola and Rocca....
DATE December 16 VENUE Grand Hyatt – Istanbul CHEF Executive Chef Fabio Brambilla...
DATE November 17, 2014 VENUE Fratelli La Bufalla – Loft Levent GUEST SPEAKER Margarita Okan...
DATE September 21, 2014 VENUE Colonie-Karaköy GUEST SPEAKER Oğul Türkkan...
DATE May 7, 2014b VENUE İTO Cemile Sultan Grove – Üsküdar GUEST SPEAKER İbrahim Canbulat...
DATE March 26, 2014 LOCATION Les Ambassadeurs Hotel, Bebek...
DATE February 24, 2014 VENUE Raika/ The Marmara Taksim...
DATE November 13, 2013 VENUE: Saklı Köşk Restaurant – Moda SPEAKER: Ali Özçil, Lecturer in Hotel Management at Near East University in Cyprus, Cuisine Coordinator, Chef, and Member...
DATE September 14, 2013 VENUE Mabeyin Restaurant SPEAKER Mustafa Demircan...
DATE May 8, 2013 VENUE Istanbul Culinary Institute, Taksim GUEST SPEAKER/CHEF Jostein Medhus, Chef at the Norwegian Culinary Academy...
DATE April 29, 2013 VENUE Moda Deniz Club – Moda CHEF Feyyaz Doğan, Head Chef at Moda Deniz Club In the early years of the Republic, the sole gastronomic hub in the capital city of...
DATE March 12, 2013 VENUE The Marmara Taksim GUEST SPEAKER/CHEF Executive Chef Rudolf Van Nunnen At our gala dinner themed “Rossini Dinners,” held at The Marmara Hotel, we achieved...
DATE February 19, 2013 VENUE Akdeniz Hatay Sofrası—Aksaray GUEST SPEAKER Barış Deveci...
DATE January 10, 2013 VENUE Sancak Restaurant – Pendik GUEST SPEAKER Adnan Sancak...
DATE September 30, 2012 VENUE Le Meridien Etiler CHEF Executive Chef Tarkan Özdemir...
DATE June 4, 2012 VENUE Marian’s Garden, Etiler CHEF Chef Lefteris Saultatos...
VENUE: Adile Sultan Borsa Restaurant, Kandilli GUESTS IN THE KITCHEN: Ms. Remziye Hacıali, Mr. Yücel Yaksi, and Ms. Rengin Yurdakul from the Şamil Cultural Center...