Tuba Şatana was born to a Thessaloniki and Mardin compound family. Being raised by a refined grandmother and a true gourmet mother, not to forget her father’s heritage of the gorgeous southeast tastes of Turkey, she took the best of each cultures. While cooking with her granny, learned all about fundamentals of cooking and kitchen. Her mother, living on the coast of Aegean sea, garnished her with all the produce available and unavailable. She started cooking solo in early years, not only copying the recipes from her mother’s books, but adding from herself and creating new ones.

She is a cook, a perfectionist, a traveler, a reader, a dreamer, a photographer, a food writer, a wife and a human.

Now for the curious minds…

After her graduation from Bilkent University, she worked in kitchen and service department in many hotels as part of her training,  starting her way through a successful career in Food and Beverage industry. Tuba participated in pre-opening of an international chain hotel, an international restaurant as well as a university. Tuba was one of the first female F&B managers in an international chain hotel, passing her enthusiasm to the younger generations.

At the moment she is teaching at the new and upcoming culinary and hospitality academy USLA, as well as taking a part as the culinary advisor. She is taking delicious pictures for an upcoming cookbook these days. She is a member of Chaine des Rotisseurs, L’Ordre Mondial Gourmets Dégustateurs and Slow Food.