Happiness Is On The Plate
Turkey: Mehmet Gurs - Mikla
S2 • E7 25m
Istanbulite gastronomy giant Mehmet Gurs embodies a new type of melting pot: a blend of north and south, but also ancient and modern.
With a Scandinavian mother and a Turkish father, and having been born and brought up in Sweden, Mehmet’s cooking originally had a strong Nordic influence. Then, after exploring all four corners of Anatolia and its wealth of forgotten riches, he started promoting a “new Anatolian cuisine”, based on produce and techniques descended from ancestral traditions, which he approaches and prepares in a new way.
With a Scandinavian mother and a Turkish father, and having been born and brought up in Sweden, Mehmet’s cooking originally had a strong Nordic influence. Then, after exploring all four corners of Anatolia and its wealth of forgotten riches, he started promoting a “new Anatolian cuisine”, based on produce and techniques descended from ancestral traditions, which he approaches and prepares in a new way.