Beyond the Cuisine

The documentary named as "Beyond the Cuisine" is a research project about immigrant communities living in different neighborhoods of İstanbul and their cuisine. Through food and kitchen culture, the relation between the restaurants opened in the host country and cultural and social sense of belonging were examined; immigrants' cultures interaction with Turkish cuisine and culture, the similarities and differences among them were questioned. Different groups' immigration stories to İstanbul and their contribution to urban culture with their own culture of kitchen and their interaction with the city were also examined.