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Sinan Hamamsarılar is an Istanbul-based restaurant and hotel consultant, author, and podcast producer and host. He is the co-founder and CEO of Anaterranean, a food, beverage and hospitality company. He co-authored two cookbooks honored by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and produces and co-hosts the food podcast Yemekte Bile Yemek Konuşuyoruz with Nilay Örnek.

Sinan Hamamsarılar is an Istanbul-based restaurant and hotel consultant, author, and podcast producer and host. His path turned to food in 2014, when he left a career in insurance to produce Şehirli Sofralar, the food culture series created by Nilay Örnek. That same year he began creating food content and became one of Türkiye’s first food content creators. He has advised restaurant and hotel projects since 2015. Today, as co-founder and CEO of Anaterranean, he shapes projects around the world on concept, strategy, operations and communication, working closely with Michelin-starred and World’s 50 Best restaurants. He co-authored 7 Mehmet and Ege’den Miras Sofralar; both books have been honored by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

Sinan Hamamsarılar is an Istanbul-based restaurant and hotel consultant, author, and podcast producer and host.

His path turned to food in 2014, when he left a career in insurance to produce Şehirli Sofralar, the food culture series created by Nilay Örnek. That same year he began creating food content and became one of Türkiye’s first food content creators; for years he was known online as “Tat Dedektifi” (The Taste Detective). He has advised restaurant and hotel projects since 2015, and today, as co-founder and CEO of Anaterranean, he shapes projects around the world on concept, strategy, operations and communication, working closely with Michelin-starred and World’s 50 Best restaurants. He is also a partner in WAM by Karma in Bodrum.

From 2017 to 2026 he worked with David Califa’s The Hungry Tourist, becoming a partner in 2023; as a partner he traveled for more than 750 days and explored fourteen destinations from Japan to Mexico; the collaboration ended in April 2026. He has led projects or served as an ambassador for brands including Apple, Google, Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, PepsiCo and Unilever.

He co-authored 7 Mehmet: Stories, Products and Recipes (with Mehmet Akdağ), named the world’s best restaurant book at the 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and Ege’den Miras Sofralar (with Simay Bülbül), named the world’s best Mediterranean cuisine book at the 2024 awards. Since February 2024 he has produced and co-hosted the food podcast Yemekte Bile Yemek Konuşuyoruz with Nilay Örnek, and he speaks on food culture, gastronomy and travel at keynotes, panels and workshops.