Sertaç Dirik

Sertaç Dirik is a London-based chef associated with Mangal II in Dalston, where he helped relaunch and modernize the family Turkish ocakbaşı with his brother Ferhat Dirik. He trained in Copenhagen for two years at the now-closed Michelin-starred 108 before returning to London to lead the kitchen at Mangal II from 2020 until leaving in 2023. He was named Observer Food Monthly’s Young Chef of the Year 2022 and later announced plans to open his own restaurant in Soho with restaurateur David Carter.