Mutfak Dostları Derneği
A friendship association researching, celebrating, and passing on gastronomy culture to future generations.
Golden Spoon
Gastronomy Awards
The “Golden Spoon Gastronomy Awards”—the first award program in Turkey’s gastronomy sector to be launched and organized by a civil society organization, which has aimed to encompass the entire field of gastronomy through an expanding range of award categories since 2019— operate entirely based on objective criteria and are conducted through a process in which the main jury evaluates the recommendations of the preliminary jury. Launched in 2019 with three categories, the Awards truly established themselves as a full-fledged award program in 2020—the association’s 30th anniversary—by honoring winners in eight categories. Presented in 10 categories in 2023, the Golden Spoon Awards have garnered significant attention as a highly anticipated program, as they comprehensively cover all aspects of the gastronomy field in our country—from pastry arts to young chefs, and from gastronomy publications to retail outlets.
