Carlton North wine bar Little Andorra s next stop is Turkey by way of Attica
Emma Breheny
Photo: Mark Lee
Little Andorra continues to play launching pad for young chefs, with Mertcan Dogusgen, a junior sous chef from three-hatted Attica, stepping up as head chef at the Carlton North eatery this week.
The neighbourhood wine bar has hosted several roving chefs over the past 18 months, providing space for Tom Sarafian (ex-Bar Saracen) and Florian Ribul (Vex Dining) to plot their next moves. But the appointment of Dogusgen could be permanent.
Hailing from Izmir, a city on Turkey s west coast, the young talent will be bringing his home town s Mediterranean influences to a regularly changing set menu when he debuts as head chef this Thursday.