Abdo Döner – Antakya
At Abdo,the dürüm’s taste is zingy, meaty, peppery and the lavaş is crunchy… It is different then any other you had, making you addicted. The dürüm – wrap – is…
Food Photo – Courgette Flowers
very delicate, hand picked before the sunrise, stuffed with rice and herbs, cooked as zeytinyağlı dolma
Sorry, but no: Çardak Pide – Trabzon
Trabzon is very well known for its pide. We had only one lunch and one dinner in the city, we chose the “very very best pideci” for lunch, result :…
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…