Ertan Bek

Ertan Bek — known as New York Turk — is a New York and New Jersey–based food creator who brings a sophisticated, internationally informed palate to his restaurant reviews. With reviews spanning Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and New Jersey cities including Paterson, Cliffside Park, and Hasbrouck Heights, Ertan covers the New York metro with a particular focus on fine dining and the diverse immigrant cuisines that make the city extraordinary.

His picks are unusually eclectic for a single creator: Turkish, Kaiseki, French, Greek, Scandinavian, Persian, Colombian, Dominican, Korean, Chinese, Cambodian, Caribbean, and Indian restaurants all appear in his reviews. He covers everything from casual ethnic spots in Paterson's diverse immigrant communities to formal fine dining establishments — an aesthetic range that reflects genuine curiosity about food at every level.

What makes Ertan's perspective distinctive is the depth of his cultural knowledge. As a Turkish-American eating in one of the world's most culinarily diverse cities, he brings context to cuisines that many New York food creators treat superficially. His fine dining picks in particular — French, Kaiseki, Scandinavian — reflect a serious level of engagement with the craft of cooking. His Social Foodie profile is an unusually rich guide to New York dining for people who want to eat beyond the familiar.