Özlem Warren is a Turkish food writer and cookery teacher. She frequently travels to teach Turkish cookery in the USA, UK, Turkey, and Jordan. Her debut cookbook, Özlem’s Turkish Table: Recipes from My Homeland, was published in 2019 and won the 2020 Gourmand Best in the World Award in Food Heritage. Her second book, Sebze: Vegetarian Recipes from My Turkish Kitchen, is due to be published in April 2024 by Hardie Grant.

Her recipes and articles have been published at major newspapers and magazines including Waitrose Food Magazine, Waitrose Weekend, New York Times Cooking, Milk Street Magazine, Hurriyet Daily News and Sabah Daily. She hosts culinary and cultural tours to Turkey and regularly participates in prestigious events such as the Taste of London, The London Book Fair, The International Edinburgh Book Festival, and numerous other food festivals to promote Turkish cuisine and culture.

Özlem shares her recipes, events and travels on her Instagram page.