Fri February 26th, 2010
Erzincan Tulumu is a pungent sheep’s milk cheese made in the Erzincan province of Eastern Turkey. Traditionally, it was aged in goat skin. You can see vendors in Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar unwrapping it from its animal skin sheath (more…)
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Sat February 20th, 2010
Chicken salad has always been a favorite of mine. My Grandma Parla and mom both approached it the same way: strip the carcass of a chicken boiled to make stock, add Hellman’s Real Mayonaise, celery, salt and pepper. For almost three (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Gastronomic Traditions, Istanbul, Meat, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 3 comments.
Mon February 8th, 2010
At least once a week someone planning a trip to Istanbul asks me where to stay. While hotels in the Sultanahmet district and the five-star options along the Bosphorus are the best known accommodations, I always suggest that visitors (more…)
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Thu December 31st, 2009
This past year has been full of great meals and food that is very bad for me. Here are some of the things I enjoyed eating in 2009: (more…)
Categories: America, Culture, Food & Wine, Istanbul, Meat, Naples & Campania, New York City, Offal, Pizza, Pork, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine, Wine. This post has 7 comments.
Tue November 3rd, 2009
Since moving to Italy, I have been acutely interested about what is eaten in each region and why. While I usually focus on the similarities between southern Italian cuisine and that of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, it had (more…)
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Mon November 2nd, 2009
According to my mom and grandfather, the piece I wrote on sweets in İstanbul’s Kadıköy neighborhood for National Geographic’s Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe is a must-read. You can buy it here.
Categories: Istanbul, Turkish Cuisine. This post has no comments.
Wed September 30th, 2009
Pre-order your copy of National Geographic’s Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe here, set to be released October 20, and look out for my contribution on dessert culture in Istanbul. Learn where to find the best lokum, kabak tatlısı, tavuk göğsü, and aşure in my favorite food city on earth.
Categories: Culture, Gastronomic Traditions, Istanbul, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 14 comments.
Sun September 13th, 2009
Although other alcoholic beverages like rakı and beer are more widely consumed, Turkey does produce some great wines (more…)
Categories: Istanbul, Wine. This post has 10 comments.
Sun September 6th, 2009
Three days in Istanbul rounded out a month of traveling in Turkey. The objective of this extended layover was clear: to get some writing and editing done in the silence of my 16th floor hotel room in Pera, nothing to distract me but the Istanbul skyline. (more…)
Categories: Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Istanbul, Restaurants, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 4 comments.
Sat September 5th, 2009
Best. Adana. Kebab. Ever. And I didn’t even eat it in Adana. I found this spicy charcoal grilled goodness at Kebabçı Yusuf Usta’nın Yeri in Erenköy (on Istanbul’s Anatolian side). (more…)
Categories: Istanbul, Meat, Restaurants, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 2 comments.
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