MEŞHUR TAHTAKALE PILAVCISI: Wooden Rice Castle
With 30 years experience at the rice trade, Chef Ramazan knows what he is doing. Following the tried and trued adage, “do one thing, do...
What Is? Tavuk Sultan Sarma
Cuisine was extraordinarily important in the Ottoman Empire. The Topkapı Palace kitchens, called Matbah-ı Hümayun or Matbah-ıAmire, had hundreds of cooks preparing good daily meals...
TAN TAŞ FIRIN
Tan pide may lack the ethereal glow of a mountain sunrise, but it does have a stone oven and and pide, which makes the name...
DÖSİM: Carpets and Stuff
This blog is, of course, mainly about eating and drinking in Sirkeci, but sometimes you need to take a between meal break, and maybe do...
CAFE MESE: And A Messy Shirt
The newest addition to the diverse culinary choices of Sirkeci, Istanbul, Cafe Mese is an elegantly designed and sparkling fresh little restaurant and coffee shop...
Catering To Istanbul’s Burgeoning Tourism Industry
Observations preceding my first and only year gainfully employed in Turkey at a company that, while not perfect by any means, is struggling to turn...
RECEP USTA: Street Sweets
The Recep Usta sweets cart in is usually found somewhere in the shopping district up the hill from the Spice Bazaar, though the mobile status...
NAMLI PASTIRMACI: Meet Notorious Meat
Namlı is one of a dozen tiny delis crowded into the Sirkeci district, where you can shop or eat a small meal. As in other...