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Ferhat Dirik
Ferhat Dirik is the owner of Mangal II, his family-owned Turkish restaurant. Having worked at the restaurant since he was 11 years old, Dirik spent more than 15 years helping his father out on Saturdays, before officially running the restaurant himself from 2015. Two years into his tenure, Mangal II was recognised as the 35th best restaurant in the UK by the National Restaurant Awards. Prior to taking the helm at Mangal II, Ferhat worked as a social media editor for MailOnline and Vice, as well as writing articles for The Independent, Mundial magazine and featuring on Action Bronson’s FTD on Munchies.
