"Turkish chefs replacing foreign chefs in hotel kitchens
A new generation of Turkish chefs is replacing their foreign counterparts in popular hotel chains such as the Hilton, Sheraton, Four Season, Prenses and Dedeman.
“Our European passion is over,” says Ali Rıza Dölkeleş, president of the Professional Kitchen Administrator Association (PMYD). Three to five years ago, 90 percent of hotels in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir employed foreign chefs, especially from France, Italy and Germany, Dölkeleş said. “Now these hotels employ Turkish chefs.”"
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