Civan Er

A childhood spent exploring crumbling ruins gave chef Civan Er a lifelong interest in his country’s history, and an ambition to capture the diversity of Türkiye’s complex cuisine at his restaurants in Istanbul and London

Words by Lucy Kehoe

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Thomas Straker

Growing up on a smallholding in Herefordshire, Tom took advantage of plentiful seasonally grown produce. A Ballymaloe education followed as did stints at The Dorchester, The Ledbury, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Casa Cruz and Phil Howard's Elystan Street. After time in New York, Tom returned to London to open Straker in Notting Hill, as well as a sharing passion for butter with his growing online audience.

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