Highlights
- Prepare traditional Turkish meze - classic & modern appetizers
- Master chopping, yogurt consistency, spice balance & sauce ratios
- Learn elegant plating & garnish selection for beautiful presentation
- Share tasting table - all mezes you prepared with group
- Expert chef in Turkish or English - groups up to 20
Description
PREPARE THE FLAVORS SPREADING ACROSS THE TABLE
The meze table is a sharing ritual in Turkish culture. Each flavor in those small plates becomes part of a conversation, a friendship, a memory. In Galata, just steps from historic restaurants, now your hands are preparing the mezes for that table.
Learn the techniques behind Turkey's beloved appetizer tradition. Achieve perfect yogurt consistency, master spice balances, nail pomegranate molasses-olive oil ratios. From chopping fresh vegetables to creating elegant garnishes, discover the fundamentals of Turkish cuisine.
WHAT'S THE VIBE?
✨ Meeting ingredients – Fresh vegetables, spices, olive oil, pomegranate molasses... Everything before you, you'll process them all with expert guidance.
✨ Learning technique – Chopping, mixing, sauce making, achieving consistency—fundamental rules of Turkish cuisine you'll master.
✨ Tasting pleasure – At the end, you taste all the mezes you prepared together with traditional Turkish hospitality and cultural sharing.
✨ Social experience – In Istanbul's most artistic neighborhood, recipes change hands with guests from different countries in our spacious atelier.
✨ Recipes ready to take – You can remake every recipe you learned at home with written recipe cards for hosting guests.
If you want meze mastery—both classic flavors and modern variations—this workshop transforms small plates into cultural connection.
Between Galataport and Galata Tower, close to historic restaurants—where sharing meets tradition.
Includes
All materials: fresh vegetables, spices, olive oil, yogurt, tahini, all meze ingredients
Professional equipment: knives, bowls, mixing tools, serving plates
Expert chef guidance in Turkish or English
Recipe cards with written recipes to remake at home
Meze tasting: sharing all the mezes you prepared
Excludes
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund