Hus Vedat is a ‘Hackney boy done good’. Along with partners Levent Büyükuğur and Sanjay Nand of The Good Food Society, the 41-year-old Executive Head Chef runs two West End restaurants. In a short space of time Yosma and new venture Hovarda have helped push the boundaries of what we have come to expect of […]
“I’m going to Yosma tonight”, I tell my Turkish Cypriot mum. She raises an eyebrow and wonders what I’m up to. She lets me know that the translation of yosma can mean, loosely, a ‘flirt’, ‘coquette’, and more insinuatingly, ‘scarlet woman’. Ooo-err, I had no idea, mum. Yosma is owned and operated by restaurant […]
A talented Turkish Cypriot chef is up for a prestigious industry award. Hus Vedat, the executive chef at Yosma in Baker Street, London, is one of six finalists in The Chef category of the 2017 YBFs – Young British Foodies. The winner will be announced tonight. The YBFs sets out to shine a light […]
The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism is exhibiting at one the hippest foodie festivals in Britain. Taste of London kicks off in Regent’s Park, Central London, this evening and runs until Sunday. Leading names from the capital’s flourishing Turkish restaurant scene will be cooking up treats on the Turkish stand, among them Selin […]
Oklava and Yosma are among some fifty British eateries hoping to make a difference through dining. Throughout the month of November, each restaurant is adding a Syrian dish to their menus to raise money in aid of UNICEF’s Syrian Relief Fund, while also shining a more positive light on war-torn Syria by celebrating its delicious […]
