Tag: food

For visitors to Izmir from other parts of Turkey, morning may herald momentary confusion. Instead of hearing the cries of the simitçi, some hoarse-voiced...

As a vegetarian or vegan, by now you may have realized that Turkish people love their meat! Walking through the city you’ll see families...

Life is a collection of rhythms, reflecting humanity’s collective love of tradition and routine. Yet for many around the world, the rhythm of the...

I’ve been in this crazy, lovely city for two years now, and although I cannot claim to know all its secrets, I have in...

This is a story of how I unexpectedly stumbled upon the perfect cake. Like crossing a perilous street in Taksim on Labor Day or eating...

Long-term residents of Turkey know that buying cookies here can be a fraught activity. Turkish kurabiye (cookies), while delicious, are typically dry and biscuity, quite different from...

Everybody knows that Istanbul is full of history and culture, so what better way to experience it than by tasting your way through both?...

As one of the fanciest areas in Kadıköy, Moda has so many great places to eat and socialize that it's really hard to surprise...

Reframe, a video production group based out of Berlin, has launched a new video web series on culinary culture from around the world. The...

My wife and I have something called “The List.” It started in Washington, D.C., when my then-fiancée and I had recently finished graduate business...

It seems safe to say that organic is now a thing in Turkey. This isn't that surprising, actually, as villagers all over the country...

From the survey: This survey is part of an academic research project titled "Expat Kitchens in Istanbul: Reading Local and Global Identities Through Foodways". The...