Ahmet Işık Aykut was born on August 15, 1969, in Istanbul. He studied at Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He started working part-time in tourism during his school years and never left the industry. He lived in Japan. Japanese culture, travel, and wine have always been his hobbies. He holds the titles of Wine Knight from the Normandy Wine Club and the Wine Lovers Association. He is a member of Galatasaray Sports Club, Istanbul Rotary Club, Classic Car Club, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, and the French Foreign Press Association. He currently organizes gastronomic trips and continues his work between London, Paris, Tokyo, and Istanbul. Aykut also writes for several magazines and blogs and has published two books on French and Japanese gastronomy. He is married and has two daughters.