I just had an incredible octopus salad at Iskele, a famous seafood restaurant in Rumeli Hisarı, located just beneath Istanbul’s…
Walking through the door at Baylan, an old school pastry shop in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district, is like warping back in…
I am used to being underwhelmed by burgers in Rome, a place sadly lacking a BBQ culture, but I have…
When it is done well, lahmacun is a beautiful and magical thing. Combining equal parts crispiness, meatiness and spice, this…
This afternoon I took a stroll along the Bosphorus from Rumeli Hisarı to Kuruçeşme. It was a lovely day in…
It is no secret that I am obsessed with artichokes. They are a common enough topic here on Parla Food….
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