Özyeğin University

The Friends of the Kitchen Association donated books to the Özyeğin University Library. Özyeğin University, which trains young people in the field of gastronomy through its Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts—which has an exclusive partnership with Le Cordon Bleu International——which, through its Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, which has an exclusive partnership with Le Cordon Bleu International, trains young people in the field of gastronomy—has had approximately 250 books cataloged and recorded by its library team through the meticulous work of the collections department managers. These include both domestic and foreign works published from the 1970s to the present. In addition to books exploring the recipes and cuisines of various regions and communities across Anatolia, the collection—which also includes studies on culinary culture and the book “Edible Herbs of Our Country,” published by the Friends of the Kitchen Association—has taken its place on the shelves and is now available to students. Thanks to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system, students from other universities will also be able to request books from this collection and use them as reference materials to deepen their cultural knowledge. In recognition of our association’s donation, our Board Chair Esin Sungur and Board Members Oya Emerk and Saliha Kayaş were briefed on the book cataloging and usage process. They were subsequently hosted at L’Atelier Bleu Restaurant—where students work in the kitchen and front-of-house—by—where students are involved in the kitchen and service—as well as to the Associate Dean of the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Prof. Özge Samancı, Le Cordon Bleu Director Defne Ertan Tüysüzoğlu, and the entire Özyeğin Library team for their efforts.