Kaburgacı Selim Amca – Diyarbakır
Quiet streets. Lunch time. Barely. Early lunch, late breakfast hour lets say. Avery modest, very local spot. It all started with the pomegranate sprinkled ezme, then came haşlama içliköfte. Piping…
Sorry, but no: Bursa Kebapçısı – Istanbul
All I ever wanted is a good iskender. Bursa Kebapçısı at Ağa Camii Sokak in Beyoğlu, has a name for iskender. Iskender is a simple dish made with doner, pide,…
Food Photo – Tulumba Tatlısı
You bite in the thick, crunchy, luscious sweet but then the middle part is so moist and tender you are amazed by the controversy!
Namlı Rumeli Köftecisi – Istanbul
Namlı Rumeli Köftecisi has been in service for almost 30 years now. Their specialty is little balls of heaven, or generally called, köfte! One bite, it is perfectly cooked, a…
Food Photo – Umbrella Chocolates
A very old form of chocolate from my childhood, umbrella chocolates. Most of all their gilt folio papers attracted us deeply…
Hocapaşa Pidecisi – Istanbul
How many times you passed by and not stopped at this hidden pideci? I’ll tell, countless! Yusuf Bey, third generation shop owner is working rapidly to fulfil every request coming…
Lades Lokantası – Istanbul
It is calm inside, free from the enormous Beyoğlu clatter. Walk through the dining saloon, on your right you get to blink to the desserts, and before you reach to…
Food Photo – Spring Onions
chop a bunch spring onions – parsley – mint – home made thick red pepper paste – red pepper flakes – pomegranate molasses – salt – a squeeze of half…
Food Photo – Beetroot
garlic – beetroot – marjoram – parsley stems – a glug of extra virgin olive oil – coarse salt and pepper – balsamic vinegar – a chili to spice it…
Food Photo – Artichoke
brought from Milano – steamed a little – then sauteed in olive oil and caper berries – finished with Padano shreds – accompanied with prosciutto crudo.
Food Photo – Chicken Legs
an organic chicken – a good knife – skills – crushed cummin seeds, fenugreek, mustard, fennel, kalonji – to be seared in a cast iron pan – to be finished…
Sorry, but no: Ikbal – Istanbul
What happened to the Ikbal which we used to go and eat döner sandwiches even early in the morning? Well, sustainability is a monster for some. The big split is…