Tantuni Mediterranean Grill was reported closed or not Halal 10 months ago  Passion and creativity are two key features that speak for chef Ahmet Kara, blending flavors and using the best ingredients to prepare high standard culinary dishes. Chef Kara has been working in the food industry for over 30 years. He spent 15 years working for the Saudi Airlines and in King Fahad-ibn Sultan’s Palace. After the middle east he returned to Istanbul Turkey to open his own restaurant for 5 years. One of chef Kara’s dream was to come to America and open his own multicultural restaurant. He come to NYC 1998 and become the executive chef for Sultan restaurant on 76th and 2nd avenue. He come to Dallas in 2002 and was the executive chef of Istanbul Café on Lovers Lane and Turkish Café in Plano. One of chef Kara’s favorite motto is to have faith in yourself and in what you make. No matter what other people say, believe in what you want. For chef Kara professional ethic’s is respect, cleanliness, neatness and being a good example. His dream is becoming a reality. Added on August 16, 2017 and last updated 7 years ago