Overview of Fine Dining Restaurants in Turkey: A research on Chief

Abstract

Fine dining restaurant is a kind of restaurant that is influenced by a variety of ethnic cuisines, influenced by different ethnic cuisines, where the creativity is the frontline, the food is high but the portions are small, the seasonal and local products are often used, the atmosphere and the service are top quality and the prices are above the standards. Although there are fine dining restaurants in Turkey, the numbers are quite small and their application forms are different compared to their examples abroad. In this study, it was aimed to make some determinations about level of awareness and implementation of fine dining restaurants in Turkey. Questions directed to 16 chiefs and one lecturer in the field were prepared according to semi-structured interview technique. It is found that the acceptance of the fine dining concept in our country is a little difficult, the Turkish people are not ready for it, the present fine dining applications are conceptually correct and the right ones are not able to live long due to reasons such as price politics. Since this study makes it possible to determine the opinions of competent people in the field, it is important for correcting the current understanding and leading to new studies.