BAU Department of Gastronomy at Gastromasa!

Gastromasa, Türkiye's first gastronomy conference for professionals, was held under the main sponsorship of g2m and Ülker Eksper. The 2nd International Gastromasa Gastronomy Conference was attended by more than 600 industry professionals. At the conference, whose concept this year was "Story", world-renowned chefs and investors shared their stories, experiences and distinctive perspectives with us.

The conference opened with a speech by Gökmen Sözen, General Manager of Gastromasa and Editor-in-Chief of Food In Life.

Antonio Carluccio, known as the father of Italian cuisine, also shared his experiences during the conference. Describing his story as that of a station master's son, Carluccio advised us aspiring chefs: "Keep passion in your mind and do not forget where you come from."

The Gastromasa conference, which also included panels, featured Turkish chefs who have built their lives abroad:

- Fatih Tutak (Executive Chef of The House on Sathorn restaurant at W Hotel Bangkok)

- Somer Sivrioğlu (Founder and chef of Efendy and Anason, Australia's most popular Turkish restaurants)

- Serkan Güzelçoban (Michelin-starred Turkish chef on the world stage; with Mason Florence, Southeast Asia representative of The World's 50 Best Restaurants, one of the world's most prestigious awards)

The advice shared by our Turkish chefs, "If you really want it, you can do anything", particularly caught our students' attention and stayed on everyone's mind.