Landmark Forum Graduate Mehmet Ak Re-invents himself as a Raw Food Chef
By Heather D on Mar 25, 2008 in Chicago, Diet, Entreprenureship, Health/Medicine, Video Features
Mehmet Ak is a restaurant owner, chef and Landmark Forum Graduate who lives in Chicago. He has been in the restaurant business for most of his life. First arriving in the United States at the age of 23, he worked his way through the various jobs of the food service industry until 1990 when he was able to open his own successful restaurant owner. 
Over the years he became very well known as a Turkish chef; his various restaurants being written up in newspapers and magazines frequently.
Along with success came lifestyle changes and as a result of as he says: "love of food", he began to gain weight. By 2001 his weight had reached 250 lbs and he had developed dangerously high blood pressure. It was around that time that he became interested in personal development and first participated in courses at Landmark Education. As he began tackling various issues in his life he eventually made a commitment to deal with his health. This commitment led him to try a 28 day raw food detox program. The program had a profound impact on his health. Within a number of months he had lost an enormous amount of weight and today he weighs 160 lbs.
Having had such a radical result in his health and using what he learned from his participation in Landmark Education programs he set about a complete re-invention of his restaurant. Now named Cousins IV, his restaurant has become the home of a leading raw food community, attracting visitors from all over the world.
rainbow | Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
Great gallery of dishes.
Michael | Mar 28, 2008 | Reply
Thank you for taking a stand for the well being of others.