Yeniden doğmak ve lezzet iç içe geçmiş iki kavramdır diyen Oğul Türkkan yemek yemenin bir reborn olduğundan söz etti. Lezzet algısı kültürel ve DNA doğrultusunda şekillenir ifadelerini kullanan Türkkan lezzet algısının kişisel bir deneyim olduğunun altını çizdi. Gastronomiyi bir güvenlik kapısına benzeten konuşmacımız bunun altında yatan nedenleri ivedilikle açıkladığı konuşmasını lezzet algımızı ortamın, kişinin ve duyguların da büyük oranda etkilediğine değinerek sonlandırdı.
He graduated from Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University. He always wanted to pursue the things he enjoyed in his life, made a radical decision after his military service and left engineering. In 1996, he focused on his biggest passion, the food & beverage business.
He completed the "Wine and Spirit Education Trust" Advanced Course in England, the "Beer Academy" Advanced Course in London, and then the "Le Cordon Bleu" in France and the Taste, Gastronomy and Table Arts Department of Reims University. Oğul Türkkan, who wrote his master's thesis on the journey of wine in Anatolia, still continues to add to his knowledge today.He shares his knowledge with professionals and enthusiasts of the subject by giving trainings on many platforms, organizing tastings, providing consultancy, writing columns in newspapers and magazines. He, underlines that he is happy to tell people about the things he enjoys in life and awaken a spark of curiosity in their eyes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx