Mehmet Gürs

Turkish-Finnish chef (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mehmet Gürs (born 13 December 1969) is a Finnish celebrity chef,[3] television personality, restaurateur and consultant.[4][5][6][7] He is considered to be Istanbul's most recognizable chef.[8][9]

Born
Mehmet Gürs

(1969-12-13) 13 December 1969 (age 56)
Ekenäs, Finland
Cooking styleTurkish/Finnish[1]
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Mehmet Gürs
Gürs in 2011
Born
Mehmet Gürs

(1969-12-13) 13 December 1969 (age 56)
Ekenäs, Finland
Culinary career
Cooking styleTurkish/Finnish[1]
Current restaurant(s)
  • Mikla (Istanbul)[2]
    Num Num Cafe & Restaurant (7 branches)
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Biography

Gürs was born in Finland to a Turkish father and a Swedish-speaking Finnish mother and grew up in Stockholm and Istanbul.[8] He spent eight years training and working as a chef in the United States; from 1990 to 1993 he studied Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management at Johnson & Wales University.[10][11] In the mid-1990s, he returned to Turkey to start his first restaurant called Downtown; six years later he opened Lokanta and then Mikla in 2005.[3]

Gürs's Istanbul Food & Beverage Group now consists of Mikla, the numnum café & restaurant, Trattoria Enzo, Kronotrop, Terra Kitchen chain and the group's research lab, the workshop.

Awards

  • 2001: Best Restaurant/ Downtown - TimeOut Istanbul
  • 2002: Best Bar/ NuTeras - TimeOut Istanbul
  • 2003: Best Chef/Mehmet Gürs - TimeOut Istanbul
  • 2004: Best Bar/ NuTeras - TimeOut Istanbul
  • 2006: Best Restaurant/ Mikla - TimeOut Istanbul

Personal life

Gürs has one child. He speaks Swedish, Turkish, French, and English.[11]

References

External links

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