Gourmet Tour - Turkish Dining Delight

OVERVIEW

Savor an extraordinarily inventive meal made with locally sourced ingredients in Caferli, a rural village at the edge of a vast agricultural area. Not long after driving past the coastal communities south of Kusadasi, you will turn inland and begin to see a number of farms and orchards. If you weren’t looking for it, Caferli would be easy to miss as its population is less than 100. Even so, this teeny village boasts a spectacular restaurant called Ciy, which sits in a photogenic setting shaded by olive trees. There, award-winning chef Dalma Ugurtas will prepare your meal using succulent meats from the surrounding area and fruits and vegetables that she has selected that day from the restaurant’s gardens. The exact menu will depend on what’s freshest and seasonal. Regardless, it will feature what Chef Ugurtas calls “regenerative Mediterranean cuisine,” in which traditional Turkish ingredients are prepared with innovative Western techniques.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Enjoy a leisurely drive into the countryside while the guide describes the region’s history.
• Pass through idyllic farms and orchards on the way to the small village of Caferli.
• Savor an innovative dinner of “regenerative Mediterranean cuisine” at the restaurant Ciy.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.