Irfan Yazıcıog˘lu is Professor at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Faculty of Tourism. His main research interests are tourism management, gastronomy and hotel management.

Ozgur Yayla is Associate Professor at the Manavgat Tourism Faculty, Akdeniz University, Turkey. His primary research interests involve recreational activities, service quality, tourist behaviour and destination marketing.

Alper Is，ın is Associate Professor at I˙zmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Tourism. His main research interests are tourism management, gastronomy and hotel management.

Fuat Bayram is Assistant Professor at Bolu Abant I˙zzet Baysal University, Mengen Vocational School, Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services. His main research interests are gastronomy and culinary arts and tourism management.

Eren Yalcın is a research assistant at Selcuk University, Faculty of Tourism. His main research interests are gastronomy and nutrition.