Welcome to the Social Side of Cooking
Make Yourself at Home
It started in Urla, in Özlem’s wood-fired kitchen, with the smell of wood fire and olive oil in the air. My dear friend Filiz Ozkan taught me that cooking is never just about food. It is about presence, generosity, and the ancient human ritual of feeding someone you love.
When life took me to Kuwait, I carried that lesson with me. There I met Meltem — a Turkish woman who had made Kuwait her home. Two Turkish women, one long dining table, and an open invitation to cook, share, and connect.
In October 2017 we set that table for the first time. What happened next changed everything.
Because some tables, once set, never truly empty.
Join TheLongTable, there is always room for one more.
— Filiz Hekimoglu, Founder of TheLongTable
Your place at the table, guided by Filiz
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Monthly · with Filiz
Friends & Food
Four new guides every month — not recipes to copy, understanding to keep.
4 PDF guides · new each month
$19 / month
SubscribeAn event · with Filiz
The Long Table Cooking Class
A cooking class around one long table. Make yourself at home.
PDF ticket · instant download
$45 / seat
DownloadA digital guide · with Filiz
Beyond Recipes
Cooking well is not collecting recipes. It is understanding what you do.
PDF · instant download
$54
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