The **Hospitality Excellence** category recognizes outstanding hospitality professionals and entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, service excellence, and innovation within the restaurant and hospitality industry. These finalists have successfully built respected brands, elevated customer experiences, and contributed to the growth and recognition of Turkish hospitality in the United States.

Feyza Kemahlıoğlu is the founder and principal of FEYZ Studio. Born and raised in İstanbul, Turkey, she completed her Bachelors of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, USA and her Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design at Columbia University GSAPP in New York City, USA.
Her training in architecture, art, glassblowing and woodworking pushed her to launch her own architecture and design studio where the focus is to create high quality, sculptural pieces through research into unique methods of making.