Sun February 28th, 2010
Have appetite, will travel. That statement pretty much sums up my approach to eating just about anywhere. But it is particularly relevant when I am in London. I stay in New Cross Gate, which is the Anglo-Saxon term for culinary wasteland. Yeah (more…)
Categories: Culture, Food & Wine, London, Turkish Cuisine. This post has no comments.
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…)
Categories: Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Istanbul, Turkish Cuisine. This post has no comments.
Wed February 24th, 2010
I thought this place only existed in my dreams. Apparently it can also be found in Peckham.
Categories: Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, London, Meat, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 3 comments.
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.
Fri February 19th, 2010
I would like to wish my dad, Mr. Papa Parla, a very happy birthday. He may be the only person I know that thinks about food more than I do. I think this photo explains a lot about both of us.
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 2 comments.
Sun January 31st, 2010
These past days in London have been rough. The cold has been relentless and summer seems so far away. To get through it, I have been thinking back on hot days past and today my mind wandered to August 22, 2009. I was in Antakya (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Gastronomic Traditions, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 2 comments.
Sat January 30th, 2010
I saw this butcher’s window in Kadınlar Pazarı, the main square in Istanbul’s Fatih district. This area is known for its büryan kebabı, lamb cooked in a pit in the style of Siirt, a town in southeastern Turkey.
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Meat, Turkish Cuisine. This post has one comment.
Thu January 28th, 2010
Kelle şekeri (literally, head sugar) is an irregular, compact ball of sugar you keep in your cheek to self-regulate the sweetness of your coffee or tea. Simply place a piece in between your cheek and front molars and allow your saliva and (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, New York City, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 2 comments.
Mon January 25th, 2010
Last night, after a restrained meal of lahmacun, mezes, and a single Urfa kebab at Antepliler, we were proud of our restraint. It seemed only fair to reward ourselves with dessert so we headed next door to the smaller Antipleler Ciğerci (a grilled (more…)
Categories: Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, London, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 5 comments.
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.
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