Helena Jose

TUR Kitchen is not your typical Mediterranean restaurant, as anyone who has dined there knows. Executive Chef Christian Chirino oversees and executes a menu that draws inspiration, flavors, textures, and accents from all over the region. Using locally sourced ingredients, Chirino’s masterful techniques elevate even the most common Mediterranean menu staples, like lavash bread and roasted squid. TUR Kitchen offers multiple tasting menus, Caviar Service, and a comprehensive spirits menu to match the quality of the food. General Manager Luca Delogu oversees the bar, ensuring that the beverage side of TUR Kitchen is just as imaginative and innovative as the food. In short, TUR Kitchen is a unique culinary adventure that combines the best of fine dining and gastronomy.

Delogu and Chirino are teaming up to launch their latest venture, the Yamas Cocktail Experience. This exciting collaboration promises a delightful blend of mixology and culinary artistry that is sure to impress. The experience is exclusively available at TUR’s newly renovated bar and is perfect for individuals or groups of up to four. The experience includes a five-course pairing of cocktails and culinary delights that will take you on a sophisticated and whimsical journey through different regions.

“Tasting experiences can sometimes be so serious that any sense of fun is lost in what should be an exciting adventure,” says Delogu, who holds a Master of Culinary Arts from the Italian Chef Academy of Rome and a graduate of the British Bartending Institute. “We designed the Yamas Cocktail Experience to be lighthearted, interactive, and, most of all, a great time. From the minute Chef and I started working together on the concept we took it seriously but wanted the actual experience to be anything but. In the end, it’s about great drinks and food and having a good time.”

The Yamas Cocktail Experience costs $125 per person, not including service and tax. It’s recommended to book in advance to secure your spot. When you arrive, you’ll be guided to your seat and greeted with a welcome sign that showcases the adventurous spirit of Yamas. The sign features a woodcut of a hiking boot with the words “Let the Adventure Begin.”

The actual drinks and dishes are slated to change, like TUR’s menu, along with the season. Below is an overview of the current offerings.

• Amuse-bouche of heirloom tomato gazpacho with watermelon, and fresh mint, drizzled with spice-infused tequila
• The opening gambit is a celebration of seasonality with TUR Kitchen’s signature Temptress cocktail (local gin, elderflower, orange blossom, and vermouth), accompanied by a gorgeous salad of seasonal root vegetables.
• From floral to smokey with the unveiling of Smoke 23 – Aged rum, smoked rhubarb amaro, oloroso sherry, and house-made, thyme-infused simple syrup; served with roasted squid.
• Smokey intensity transitions to a gorgeous take on a pisco sour with Almondine – botanical vodka, pear, rose, chamomile, lavender, rosemary, coriander, citrus peel garnish, and a spray of almond essence. Served with a filet of branzino with yellow turnip, truffled Marcona almonds, endive, and mint. Like all courses, this one has a flair for the dramatic as it is served on a weathered wooden board resembling repurposed driftwood, complete with a wooden lighthouse.
• Lamb is a must at TUR Kitchen so it’s no surprise this cherished protein would make an appearance, served here with Nomad’s Paradise – Angel’s Envy bourbon aged in port casks cut with Moroccan hibiscus, Nigerian ginger, and vanilla. This dish is served in a briefcase opened at presentation, and the drink campfire-side style from a pitcher into a chilled metal mug.

• The last stop on the journey is the Way of Life. With this pairing, the campfire aesthetic, the last drink is a true symbiotic sensation. The Lost Explorer Tobalá Mezcal is combined with coffee, cocoa nectar, cardamom, and black pepper for a luscious, chocolatey finish, served with marshmallows.

At TUR Kitchen, excellence rooted in the spirit is a fundamental part of our identity. A proud part of Delogu’s carefully-curated spirited offerings, The Spirit of Time features two unique experiences. The “Three Centuries Vintage Armagnac” featuring Bhakta vintages from 1888, 1972 & 2001 are served tableside for the ultimate Armagnac experience.The Angel’s Envy Bon Bon Experience allows the adventurous imbibers the opportunity to “steal” from the Bon Bon (glass jar) the Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, and Private Cask

TUR Kitchen is located at 259 Giralda Avenue in Coral Gables. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Happy Hour is on offer from 5PM to 7PM as well. Telephone: (786) 483.8014; www.turkitchen.com.

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