Gastronomi turizmi üzerine literatürde birçok tanım yapılmıştır. Kısaca gastronomi turizmi; tüm gastronomik faaliyetleri keşfetmeyi, tatmayı ve hazlarını hissetmeyi ana amaç olarak görüp, gastronominin kapsamına giren her türlü bilgiyi öğrenmek, deneyimi yaşamak için belirli bir destinasyona seyahat etmek olarak tanımlanabilir. Göbeklitepe, Şanlıurfa'da yer alan, dünyanın en eski tapınaklardan kabul edilen bir ören yeridir. Göbeklitepe, ilk buğday ve mercimeğin ana yurdudur. Bu yönüyle Göbeklitepe, gastronomi tarihinde önemli bir yere sahiptir. Çalışmada tapınak olması sebebiyle özellikle inanç turizm unsuru olan Göbeklitepe'nin gastronomi turizmi potansiyeli, gastronomi turizmine katkısı ve etkisi, gastronomi turizmi ile inanç ve kültür turizminin birleştirilmesi konularını değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, ilgili literatür taranarak derleme olarak yapılmıştır. Şanlıurfa'da faaliyet gösteren tüm turizm çeşiKatleri birbiriyle iç içe değerlendirilmelidir. Göbeklitepe, gastronomi turizminden bağımsız düşünülse bile gastronomi turizmine dolaylı yoldan katkı sağlamaktadır. Ayrıca Göbeklitepe; Göbeklitepe kebabı, Göbeklitepe Gastronomi Turizmi ve Mutfak Sanatları Derneği, Göbeklitepe gastronomi festivali vb. faaliyetler ile gastronomi turizminin alanına doğrudan dahil edilerek gastronomi turizmine katkısı artırılmaya çalışılmıştır.

With the significant increase in fatal cases of allergic reactions, the issue of food allergy has attracted the attention of authorities, particularly food allergy competence and practices among food handlers. The purpose of this study is to determine food allergy knowledge, attitude, and practices among restaurant employees in Istanbul, Turkey. This observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 490 restaurant employees included restaurant managers, cooks and service workers. The questionnaire used in this study was developed by researchers based on previous studies. The mean knowledge score for participants was 41.74±20.27, the attitude score was 69.42±2.42 and the practice score was 75.26±13.1. According to these results, the level of food allergy knowledge and attitude of the restaurant employees were 'moderate' and the practice level was evaluated as 'low risk practice'. It was found that only 22.9% of the participants attended food allergy training and only 26.9% stated that they could provide appropriate service in order to prevent food allergy. The knowledge (47.45±20.77) and practice (82.02±10.06) scores of the participants receiving food allergy training were statistically higher than those not receiving food allergy training (39.99±19.80 and 73.25±13.23, respectively; p<0.05). A significant weak positive correlation was observed between knowledge with attitude (r=0.12, p<0.05), knowledge with practice (r=0.39, p<0.05) and attitude with practice (r=0.25, p<0.05). This study is very important since it is the first comprehensive study conducted to measure the level of food allergy knowledge, attitude, and practices of restaurant employees in Turkey. Understanding the knowledge, attitude, and practices of restaurant employees on food allergies may help managers to plan the most appropriate policies and training for their employees.