Maksut Aşkar

In this short documentary, Vedat Milor tries to uncover the complex processes behind some of the traditional Turkish dishes that seem simple at first glance.

Creative chef Maksut Aşkar breathes new life into Turkish cuisine by focusing on his neo-local philosophy. Maksut will bring modern touches to Turkish dishes by adding his own artistic, minimal, and modern interpretation in his show that bears the name of his venue in Salt Galata, Neolokal. He will recreate our traditional dishes known for centuries and pass them on to future generations.

Maksut interprets cooking as an "art" and the cook as "an artist pursuing the ideal taste." He creates a new generation of interpretation for the traditional recipes of Turkish Cuisine by modernizing the old-fashioned recipes and cooking methods we learned from our mothers and grandmothers according to today's eating and drinking culture.