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The Zeugma Mosaic Museum opened in Antep in September 2011, giving the world famous mosaics collection a new and modern home. When I visited its precursor in 2008, I was the only visitor in the small museum. It was just me, a few guards, and tens of millions of polychrome tesserae arranged in geometric and figurative patterns. (more…)

Ostiense seen from Garbatella.

I’ve been in a rather cynical state of mind lately. What else is new, right? I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster since announcing my retirement from corporate guidebook writing, founding my own publishing company (might sound like a big deal but I haven’t published anything yet…), and diving head first into the tour season. I guess (more…)

I was first introduced to beyran, an Antep specialty, during the Istanbul Eats Kebab Krawl a few weeks back. We ate it (in Istanbul, obviously) at 6pm, which is about 12 hours later than Antepli indulge in this spicy lamb and rice soup. (more…)

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that T+L named Parla Food in their “Ask an Expert” column! Check it out in the May issue.

A couple of weeks back, while visiting Istanbul, I joined a Kebab Krawl with Istanbul Eats. My friends Ansel Mullins and Yigal Schleifer founded the blog Istanbul Eats in 2009 and expanded to food tours a little over a year ago. The success of their culinary walks has led them to take on culture experts like Megan Clark, who led a (more…)