One Day Turkish Cooking Course

About the school

Go learn to cook in the private kitchen of cook Selin in her own apartment set right in the centre of the vibrant city of Istanbul.

Selin speaks perfect English and worked for many years as a travel agent before turning her hand to cooking and is an enthusiastic member of the Slow Food Movement as well as a member of the International Culinary Tourism Association.

Selin is a self-taught chef and gastronomically inquisitive person and she is passionate about food and traditional Turkish recipes and loves nothing better than passing on her skills and knowledge to visitors to Istanbul.

Istanbul is a huge metropolis connecting continents, different cultures and religions. Being home to eleven million people, Ottoman mosques, happening restaurants, bars, galleries and clubs as well as tranquil çay bahçesi (tea gardens); there’s no better place in which to learn to cook.

In a fun and informal setting you will learn to cook delicious recipes that will take you on not only a culinary journey but also a cultural one.


Features

- Learn to cook in the kitchen of your host’s home
- Located right in the centre of Istanbul
- Learn to cook regional dishes, full of flavour and simple to prepare and recreate once back home
- Cook with friendly and easy going Selin
- Hands-on classes with a maximum of 8 participants for personal attention