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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…