Ismail Tosun
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Ismail Tosun is an acclaimed Turkish Australian Celebrity chef
who was voted the best new talent in Australia
. Tosun is the founder of Eminem, a Turkish restaurant in Nedlands which earned the title of best new talent in the country at the Australian Gourmet Traveller 2007 Restaurant Guide Awards.
and his mother is from Cyprus
. His parents divorced when he was nine years old
and he was raised by his mothers parents in Melbourne
till he was sixteen. Tosun's grandfather was a butcher and his grandmother was a housewife
which inspired him to become a chef as food was a central part of life.
Tosun got a job washing dishes in Sydney Road in Melbourne
for $60 a week at the age of sixteen. He then started an apprenticeship in an Ottoman restaurant in Canberra
where he worked under Australia’s modern Turkish chef Şerif Kaya. He finally opened his acclaimed Eminem restaurant in Perth
however shut it soon after being awarded 'best new talent' at the Australian Gourmet Traveller 2007 Restaurant Guide Awards.
After leaving Perth, Tosun travelled briefly to Istanbul
. Upon his return to Australia, he settled in Collingwood, Victoria
, and opened a new Turkish restaurant called Gigibaba.
Celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
who was voted the best new talent in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Tosun is the founder of Eminem, a Turkish restaurant in Nedlands which earned the title of best new talent in the country at the Australian Gourmet Traveller 2007 Restaurant Guide Awards.
Biography
Tosun's father is from TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and his mother is from Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. His parents divorced when he was nine years old
and he was raised by his mothers parents in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
till he was sixteen. Tosun's grandfather was a butcher and his grandmother was a housewife
Housewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
which inspired him to become a chef as food was a central part of life.
Tosun got a job washing dishes in Sydney Road in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
for $60 a week at the age of sixteen. He then started an apprenticeship in an Ottoman restaurant in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
where he worked under Australia’s modern Turkish chef Şerif Kaya. He finally opened his acclaimed Eminem restaurant in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
however shut it soon after being awarded 'best new talent' at the Australian Gourmet Traveller 2007 Restaurant Guide Awards.
After leaving Perth, Tosun travelled briefly to Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Upon his return to Australia, he settled in Collingwood, Victoria
Collingwood, Victoria
Collingwood is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
, and opened a new Turkish restaurant called Gigibaba.