Earthquake in Turkey: Turkish chef with 2 Michelin stars closed his restaurant and cooks in long-suffering Hatay

The first Turk chef awarded with 2 Michelin stars, Fatih Tutak, closed his restaurant in Istanbul and rushed to Hatay in Turkey to cook for those he left homeless earthquake.

“My dear friends, food lovers from all over the world and chefs René Rezepi, Jose Andres and David Chang, I am addressing you all, this is an urgent appeal,” he said in a video message posted on social networking sites. Fatih Tutak. “We are in the southern part of Turkey. We are building a kitchen and inviting many chefs from all over Turkey. We need your help. The situation is very serious. It’s like the Apocalypse,” he added.

Tutak also posted a second video in which he is depicted, in front of his makeshift kitchen, holding a Turkish flag.

Tutak temporarily closed his restaurant, in a historic district of Istanbul, and went to Hatay province to help those affected.

Source: News Beast

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