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"Culinary Diplomacy" with Mike Isabella in Istanbul

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Published on Sep 10, 2012

The world-renowned chef/owner of Graffiato restaurant in Washington, DC and former "Top Chef" contestant Mike Isabella has visited Greece and Turkey this week. He is one of the first chefs to serve as a culinary ambassador abroad under the State Department's new initiative "Diplomatic Culinary Partnership" which aims to elevate the role of culinary engagement in America's formal and public diplomacy efforts. Chef Isabella met a group of Turkish food bloggers, culinary students and professionals at EKS Kitchen Academy in Istanbul, and discussed how nuances of local cuisines has formed a base for his culinary imagination. He also gave interviews to Show TV and La Cucina Italiana Magazine reporters during which he had a chance to taste "menemen' (Traditional Turkish-style scrambled eggs with chopped onions, tomatoes and sliced green peppers) cooked by EKS Chef. For more information on Chef Isabella: http://graffiatodc.com/about/mike-isa.... As part of this new initiative, famous chefs from across the country will serve as resources to the State Department in preparing meals for foreign leaders, and will participate in public diplomacy programs that engage foreign audiences abroad as well as those visiting the U.S. For more information: U.S. Department of State to Launch Diplomatic Culinary Partnership - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012....
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Washington, DC'deki Graffiato restoranının sahibi ve eski "Top Chef All-Stars" yarışmacısı dünyaca ünlü şef Mike Isabella, ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın resmi ve kamu diplomasisi çabalarında mutfak sanatlarının rolünü arttırmayı hedefleyen yeni girişiminin ilk "büyükelçisi" olarak, Yunanistan ve Türkiye'yi ziyaret etti. Istanbul'da EKS Mutfak Akademisi'nde yemek blogcuları, mutfak sanatları öğrencileri ve profesyonelleri ile biraraya gelen Şef Isabella, yerel mutfaklardaki çeşitli nüansların kendisine ilham kaynağı olduğunu vurguladı. Şef Isabella ayrıca Show TV ve La Cucina Italiana Magazine muhabirlerine röportaj verdi, ve geleneksel Türk mutfağının bir örneği olarak EKS mutfağında pişirilen "menemen"'i de tatma fırsatı buldu. Şef Isabella hakkında ayrıntılı bilgi için: http://graffiatodc.com/about/mike-isa.... ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın "Mutfak Diplomasisi" girişimine destek veren ünlü şef ahçılar, yurtiçinde yabancı liderlere verilen yemek davetleri için Dışişleri Bakanlığı'na danışmanlık yapmanın yanısıra yurtdışında mutfak sanatlarına ilgi duyan kitlelere yönelik programlara da katılarak, adeta birer büyükelçi gibi hizmet edecekler. Ayrıntılı bilgi için: U.S. Department of State to Launch Diplomatic Culinary Partnership: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012....

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