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Fatih Tutak (b. 31 August 1985, Istanbul), internationally renowned Turkish chef and restaurant owner.

Biography
After receiving his first professional education at Bolu Mengen culinary school and working his apprenticeship under Paul Pairet in Turkey, Tutak worked in China’s great port cities such as Qingdao, Beijing, and Hong Kong, and then he went to Singapore to work at the kitchen of Marina Bay Sands that is known as one of the most examples hotels in the world. While here he gained a four-month internship at 3-Michelin-starred Nihonryori Ryugin led by chef Seiji Yamamoto in Tokio. He then worked with chef Rene Redzepi at Noma, the best restaurant in the world, in Copenhagen.

In 2015, he headed towards Thai cuisine and became Head Chef at The Dining Room of The House of Sathorn in Bangkok. In two years he became Director of Culinary Operations, and led his team to international accreditation, both in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants (No.36 in 2017 & No.43 in 2018) and a Michelin plate in the Michelin Guide Thailand 2018-19.

For a special event, he created a dish he called ‘From my Mom' which was his take on the Turkish dumpling called mantı. Upon the interest for this dish, he started to offer a menu based on Turkish cuisine in The Dining Room of The House of Sathorn.

He returned to Turkey in December 2019 and opened the first restaurant in Istanbul, Turk Fatih Tutak. The restaurant has been listed as one of the “20 of the world's best new restaurants for 2020” by CNN Travel.

Awards
2017: Best 36th Restaurant / The Dining Room of The House of Sathorn - Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants

2018: Best 43rd Restaurant / The Dining Room of The House of Sathorn - Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants

2018: Michelin Plate / The Dining Room of The House of Sathorn - Thailand Michelin Guide

2020: "Best Chef" Nominee - Time Out Istanbul 19th Food & Drink Awards

2020: "Best Restaurant" Nominee / Turk Fatih Tutak - Time Out Istanbul 19th Food & Drink Awards