Dinner Party – Tatyanna Wright And Chef Alp Basdogan

On this episode of Dinner Party, host Tatyanna welcomes Chef Alp Basdogan, owner and chef of Depot 62, the Manchester restaurant known for its globally inspired menu and Turkish roots. Alp takes the lead in the kitchen, preparing traditional Turkish dishes that he loved as a child, offering a personal look at the flavors and food traditions that shaped him early on.

Dinner Party is a GNAT original live cooking show filmed in front of a studio audience, where featured chefs prepare a full meal during the program and guests gather afterward to share and enjoy it together. The event is as much about bringing people together as it is about cooking, creating a shared experience around the table while ticket sales directly support GNAT’s nonprofit mission to connect community, amplify local voices, and create programming that reflects the stories and experiences of our local communities.

In this episode, Alp brings the tastes of Turkey from Depot 62 into the GNAT kitchen, demonstrating how the dishes he grew up loving continue to influence the way he cooks and shares food today.