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Fried fish is good and good for you. I mean, squid can’t have that many calories on its own, so fried calamari can’t be that unhealthy. And if it is deep fried in extra virgin olive oil, it is fat free. I read that somewhere. And if it’s done Venetian style (more…)

My last day in Istanbul was a bit packed with work, so I couldn’t go far for my final meal. Between writing assignments, I made the 10 minute stroll from my friends’ house in Baltalimanı to Iskele Restaurant in Rumelihisarı. I put away quite (more…)

(UPDATE: read the new post here.)Over the past six months or so, restaurants in Rome have been competing for the budget conscious lunch crowd by offering moderately priced prix fixe menus and plentiful buffets. It has always been easy to eat cheaply in Rome, where (more…)

When I go to fish restaurants in Turkey, I fill up on mezes and rakı, skipping the main dish altogether. On a recent visit to Kuyu in Arnavutköy with my friends Sarah and Emre, we started out with cold starters like white cheese with melon, (more…)

Confit de canard, salt cured duck poached in its own fat, is an ingenious way to preserve the bird while simultaneously amplifying the flavor of the meat. This may not sound like the healthiest dish but who cares? When something tastes this (more…)