Refugees Speak In The Universal Language Of Food In Turkey
Sara moves around the large kitchen with laser-like focus, filling a tea glass of water to add to a heaping pot of saffron rice with one hand while sautéing a pan of tart, red dried berries, walnuts,...
View Article‘Soup for Syria’ Dips Into Refugees’ Culinary Lore
When faced with almost 1 million needy people, a bowl of soup — even a large vat — doesn’t go a very long way. But Barbara Massaad refuses to let the daunting scale of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis...
View ArticleTurkish Candy Entices Through the Ages
Inside a weathered storefront surrounded by hardware shops, colorful gems gleam in the dim light — large jars full of hard candies flavored with sesame, cinnamon, rose, orange, bergamot and lemon....
View ArticleCocktails Get Royal Treatment In Gin Garden Pop-Up Bar
With the world’s largest collection of living plants, and its scientists working around the globe to preserve biodiversity, the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London is internationally renowned for its...
View ArticleTraditional Market Gardens Take Root Again in Istanbul
The purple skin of the Kavak fig is so thin that the fruit can be eaten whole, without peeling — and so fragile that it cannot be transported long distances. One of the few places this Istanbul...
View ArticleIstanbul Chefs Band Together To Save Their Favorite Fish
Back in the 1950s, it wasn’t unusual for fishermen plying the waters off Istanbul to land tuna weighing hundreds of pounds, or to have one of the massive fish leap out of the sea and over the prow of...
View ArticleReinventing Turkish Traditions For A New Generation
Travel throughout southeastern Turkey in the height of summer and you’re likely to see rooftops, courtyards and gardens blanketed with color — row after row of peppers, eggplant and other vegetables...
View Article‘Traditional’ Mediterranean Diet Isn’t What You Think
It’s not what most people think of when they envision the famously light, healthy “Mediterranean diet.” But hearty dishes like smoked game meats; the mélange of cabbage, fish, eggs, cheese, olive oil,...
View ArticleThese Pop-Up Eateries Are Worth A Global Trip
Burgers grilled over an open flame in Moscow. A five-course meal cooked in a Williamsburg loft. Vietnamese spring rolls served in a Helsinki train station. A Belgian waffle bar set up in Berlin. These...
View ArticleA Place At Turkish Table For Armenians, Israelis & More
In Turkey, it’s börek; in Israel, burekas, flaky layers of phyllo dough stuffed most commonly with cheese, spinach or minced meat. And the savory pastry isn’t the only thing the two cuisines have in...
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