Michael White is one of the star chefs of Italian cuisine. Actually, White's genetic codes have nothing to do with Italy, which is not very common when it comes to Italian cuisine. White, however, went to Italy for seven years in the beginning of his culinary career. During this considerable time, he travelled all over the country not only learning Italian cuisine from the best chefs, but also writing down everything he learned that was local and authentic. In short, he felt like he was born and raised there enough to write a book called ‘Fiamma: The Essence of Contemporary Italian cooking…
White returned to America in 2001. He served as chef in many starred restaurants such as Spiaggia in Chicago and Fiamma Osteria in New York. In 2007, together with Ahmass Fakahany, former president of Merrill Lynch, one of the world's largest investment banks at the time, he founded AltaMarea Group, one of New York's most popular food and beverage groups, with Michelin-starred Marea and Ai Fiori and Osteria Morini. It is now time for all Istanbul flavour hunters to get to know Michael White and his tastes more closely. Morini, which opened her doors at Zorlu Center, has already entered the radar of all of us. Daily pastas and various sauces with secret recipes are enough reasons to go to Morini. Trofie Nero with pumpkin soup and black cuttlefish sauce should be tried. In addition to risotto or pasta, add the rosemary chicken and grilled seafood to taste. It would be sad to have to choose between desserts tiramisu and panna cotta. If possible, order and share both of them so that you wouldn’t miss out on these incredible tastes. Also, the cocktail menu is not to be missed.