I was born and raised in Ankara… Walking down Tunalı Hilmi today, brought back many memories. All is good, but seeing most of the establishments closing their doors, selling their business makes me sad. Ankara being a patisserie town, had a lot of choices to offer, I guess everybody liked their…
What a year it was! Tasty, yet weird! Photographing Gaziantep cookbook, I spent great deal of time in the city, meaning I had the opportunity to eat great deal of home cooked meals, prepared by housewives, tasty and made me think, can you top that… The food event of the…
This is what we had for breakfast, back in Artvin. They like their döner to have thicker layers then in Istanbul, Ankara and elsewhere I know. The meat has a unique taste, because of all the delicious wild herbs and grass the herd feeds on… One of the best döner…
All you need is in a single bite; comforting taste of the bread -tırnaklı ekmek- just baked at a local wood-burning oven, the velvety texture of the chickpeas, the crunchiness of onion, the hot Urfa pepper flakes and the fresh taste of parsley. A bite of perfection…
For a decent portion of döner, you need decent meat. You need high quality meat. Because döner is made from meat and animal fat, to be precise, tail fat. But… The smell of the meat was very unappetizing, the meat used was fron various low quality cuts, nerves and all…
A small tasty piece featured in Thomas Cook Magazine, August -September-October 2011 issue. Some secret spots, some cities. Needless to say, photography by Tuba Şatana. Here you go! Enjoy!
Sorry to say Fauna at Bozcaada is now closed! We will be waiting for Ibrahim Tuna and his magical pasta, till the next opening! Fingers crossed! — Our long missed Fauna, the pasta temple, opened its door to its devoted customers at Bozcaada, where it will be serving during summer…
At my grandmother’s house, it was a mansion really, where I spent most of my holidays we had these enormous mulberry trees, 2 of them at the front yard. And two normal sized ones in the back garden. Enormous meaning taller then our 2.5 story house. At night their shadows reflect to my bedroom’s ceiling and…
Travel & Leisure’s July issue, featuring a small interview with me about travelling, food and istanbulfood.com. Unfortunately it is in Turkish, but here it is anyway…