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…
Sorry, but no: Dükkan Burger – Istanbul
I seriously did not understand what the fuss is about. Always packed, most of the people around me like to talk about this place. They sell only burger and potato…
Şahin Lokantası – Istanbul
Walking down the Orhan Adli Apaydın Sokak, if you see a crowd of suits and white collars, people gathered, waiting hungrily or smoking happily then you are in front of…
Sorry, but no: Kasap Osman Et Lokantası – Istanbul
The word of mouth and the reviews said it is worth a visit. So we did. They serve iskender. And they are proud of it, so we ordered. One of…
Sorry, but no: Otto Santral – Istanbul
A very trendy place. This could not mask the bad service and bad food. Supposedly 3 mushroom pizza being served with tinned one type mushroom, cold coffee, stale, almost perished…
Vefa Bozacısı – Istanbul
A narrow street, a little away from the center of town. A historical landmark, since 1876. Crowded inside. People enjoying, chatting, nibbling on roasted chickpeas and sipping boza. Boza, is…