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Eggplant kebab in summer           a lifestyle in our restaurants;
                                             is incomparably delicious          We offer art, aesthetics, and
                                             than any other dish. Likewise;     a visual feast. Therefore, just
                                             Onion Kebab in winter, Fried       as a sculptor or a painter          Samsun E-Magazine
                                             Plums (Erik Tava), Loquat          prepares his work with great
                                             Kebab in spring... In other        care, I show the same care
                                             words, for a meal to have          and attention to the meals I
                                             a special meaning for me,          prepare. And the smell of the
                                             it must be prepared in the         food… I always smell every
                                             season in which the fruits         meal before tasting it. When
                                             and vegetables in it grow.         I smell, I feel and internalize
                                                                                the food. I cannot enjoy food
                                             Do you have a spice that is        that I cannot internalize.
                                             the finishing touch in your
                                             meals?                             We know that the TV
                                                                                program "Chief's Special
                                             Spices are the unsung hero         Guest" (Şefin Özel Konuğu),
                                             of meals. Spice gives an           you presented on TRT
                                             idea about the food with its       Documentary channel won
                                             smell before even tasting it.      the appreciation of the
                                             Since there are many types         audience with its different
                                             of spices, the spices that         topics and content. What
                                             accompany each dish are            would you like to share
                                             different. It is necessary to      about the program?
                                             know which food should be
                                             used with which spice and          The “Chef's Special Guest”
                                             to know the spices closely.        TV program has a unique
                                             For example, depending             place in my heart. I was
           don't promote them enough.        on the season, basil, mint,        very proud to cook for my
           We are making efforts to          coriander and sumac are            exclusive program guests,
           promote it and will continue      used in salads; fresh thyme,       who can be described as
           to do so.                         rosemary, saffron, nutmeg          Türkiye's heroes, and to be
                                             for red meat; I like to use bay    the head of the program
           Is there a food that has a        leaves, garlic, fresh ginger       production team. Anatolia
           special meaning for you?          and rosemary in fish.              really has a distinct place with

                                                                                the hospitality, bravery and
           Every meal prepared               What were your                     compassion of its people. We
           according to the season           inspirations when creating         saw this almost everywhere
           and cooked in the season in       your signature dish?               we went and shot programs.
           which the vegetables grow is                                         Of course, we cannot pay
           special to me. For example,       "Every meal should be              those heroes their due, but at
           green beans, purslane             prepared like a work of            least we showed our respect
           and eggplant are special          art." This philosophy is my        for this courage and mercy
           in summer. In summer,             biggest source of inspiration.     with a nice TV program where
           every meal prepared with          Visuality is as important to       we hosted them also for a
           vegetables and fruits grown       me as the taste of the food.       meal.
           in summer is special for me.      Because we offer our guests                                          69
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