KARDEŞLER KEBAP & KURUFASULYESİ: Bean Brother
Another installment in the Hocapaşa neighborhood eats series. Since 1967 Master Hasan has been boiling up the beans and grilling meats on sticks. Next door...
KASAP OSMAN: Butcher To Grill In 20 Steps
The District of Hoca Paşa in Sirkeci (five minutes walk down the hill from Sultanahmet) is rife with excellent local food joints. But this one...
ALO DÜRÜM: Hello?
When you chop up meat, mix it with spices, then grill it on a stick, it is bound to be delicious. That said, some places...
ŞÖHRET KÖFTECİSİ: Great (meat)balls Of Fire
My friend told me “these are the best köfte [grilled meatballs] in all of Istanbul.” I looked at her with my eyebrows raised. How does...
NAMLI RUMELİ KÖFTECİSİ: Don’t Drop The Ball
Köfte, the ubiquitous Turkish-grilled-meatball, has been a staple of the local diet since cows arrived in-country thousands of years ago. Most Köfte are packed with...
MR. KEBAB: Slovakian Kebab Arrives
Turkey has a long tradition of exporting its fast foods to Europe. The döner, the lahmacun, and others have joined the trek westward along with...
FASULI: Ataturk Likes It
If you have been reading my blog for awhile now you probably know that I have a love for all foods simple. It should be...
What Is? Esnaf Lokantasi (Tradesman’s Restaurants)
The lokanta serves a very particular clientele whose needs are that of a quick and easy meal at a reasonable price. Sort of like the...