Türkiye: Dishes with Perfect Wine Pairings, Foxy Nişantaşı and Vino Locale

"One of Urla’s most exceptional restaurants, with both a Michelin Star and a Green Star, this address marries the region’s ingredients with the best local wines along the Urla Vineyard Road and stands out for unwavering sustainability and localism. After partner‑sommelier Seray Kumbasar won Michelin’s Best Sommelier Award in 2023, she broadened the list beyond the immediate region, traveling across Türkiye to source bottles and even inspiring the kitchen, led by her husband and chef Ozan, to create dishes expressly to showcase specific local grapes—Karkuş among them. Her philosophy treats food and wine as an ideal relationship, sometimes one complementing the other but always elevating each other, and her enthusiasm—also noted by Michelin inspectors—has galvanized a curious new generation of guests. Grounded in gastronomic ethics, the team recruits trainees from the local vocational college, deepens wine education, champions natural wines, and commits to buying pesticide‑free grapes from local producers, using their growing influence to nudge both customers and winemakers toward experimentation and to reshape regional drinking and dining habits." - The MICHELIN Guide