Meet the Manager: George Altug, Café Manager

George’s culinary inspiration comes from his father who operated a restaurant in Istanbul Turkey where he was born and raised. Growing up, George lived in his father’s kitchens that has triggered a lifetime of being around food. He came to America in 2000 to study digital media arts, animation and modeling in Boca Raton Florida. But, he wanted to return to food service and his passion for food continued to grow so he opened his own restaurant that featured his native Turkish cuisine fused with flavors from the Mediterranean regions of Italy, Greece and the Middle East. George’s favorite dish? It’s definitely ‘guvec’ which is a slow cooked casserole made with lamb, steamed vegetables and a specially prepared rice. George brings his love of food to campus where he likes to emphasize how our food is presented with the belief that if food looks good and smells great, it will taste even better.