Today’s way of food production and consumption causes depletion of natural resources, environmentalpollution, climate change, loss of biodiversity and injustice. For this reason, sustainable food systems thatneed to be created aim to make food production fairer, more efficient, and more environmentally friendlyconsidering the principle of environmental, social, and economic sustainability at all stages from foodproduction to consumption. An important approach that contributes to these systems is social gastronomy,and chefs working in this field play an important role. It can be easily said that social gastronomy chefs playa critical role in promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship through their culinary practicesand advocacy work. By incorporating sustainable practices into their work, they can help to create a moreequitable and environmentally friendly food system for all. Therefore, to understand sustainable foodproduction systems, it is necessary to define social gastronomy and the chefs, who are also defined associal entrepreneurs working in this field.</p