Chef Iulian Fortu
Chef At Home in Washington
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Passionate about quality and local ingredients, I am always striving to create amazing meals for my clients.
Iulian Fortu is the Executive Chef at Poplar restaurant in Washington, DC. Iulian has a lifelong passion for food, which he loves to share with others through workshops, foraging walks, cooking classes, and private dinners. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he spent a summer working at the acclaimed Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, where he acquired an in-depth knowledge of local ingredients and unique methods of food preparation. Iulian also trained at the Puglia Culinary Centre in southern Italy learning about and preparing foods from every Italian region. He has been a speaker and instructor for such organizations as the Willowsford Conservancy, the Mycological Association of Washington and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. A professional forager, Iulian is purveyor to many notable fine restaurants in DC, including Oyster Oyster, Bresca, and The Dabney.
More about me
For me, cooking is...
all about the ingredients. High quality ingredients are the foundation for any great meal!
I learned to cook at...
The Culinary Institute of America and through travelling to different parts of the world, learning along the way.
A cooking secret...
Using unique wild ingredients, ferments, and other flavors not found in a typical kitchen.
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