How To Make Turkish Borek With Pumpkin
This is a regional recipe for börek pastry from the Bilecik province in midwestern Turkey, a notable producer of excellent quality chickpeas, quince, and walnuts.…
Yearly Archives: 2015
CoBrA
"A painting is not a structure of colours and lines, but an animal, a night, a cry, a man, or all of these together" -Constant…
An Istanbul Retrospective
An hypnotic aura permeates Istanbul, inexplicably seducing me, its melancholy and contradictions satisfying some deep seated inner need for chaos. The determined entrepreneur opening up…
Fresh Global and Local Satire At CKM Caddebostan
CKM recently displayed a great collection of artists' comic renderings from the International Cartoon Competition 2015. After viewing the drawings, I photographed a sample of…
The Original Bagel
A Saturday morning habit bordering on religious...roll out of bed, throw on clothes, and buy a half dozen fresh simit from the local vendor on…
Raki Is Legal In Turkey
As much as Turkey is known for its architecture and culinary delicacies, it's also world famous for its Raki, an intensely flavored, alcoholic drink made…
Intermittent Fasting Works
The concept of intermittent fasting initially appealed to me because I love eating, but I'm not in my twenties. Extra calories transform into pounds that…
How To Make Tarhana Soup The Turkish Way
Tarhana Dried Soup Mix 2 red bell peppers or long red peppers, discard the seeds, cut in chunks 2 medium sized onions, peeled, cut in…
Istanbul Coffee Festival 2015
In the last five years I've witnessed an explosion of independent, non-Turkish style coffee houses in Istanbul, culminating in the extremely popular venue: Istanbul Coffee Festival,…