Everyone told me to go there, to dine there, so I did. Very disappointed! It was ‘the one bad meal we had’ in Madrid. This old and beautiful establishment turned a big deep eat and get out hole. Go there if you want to get rushed service, grumpy waiters, crampy tables, bugs in your salad and entrecote tough as a rock. Waiter did not bother to stop instead he said momento in a very rude way, overlooking his glasses, while I was trying to him about my salad being a dumpster! Never again.
Balls of heaven at Meşhur Filibe Köftecisi
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Fashionably late… I was surprised that I did not write about my favorite köfteci before. So I dig my photo archive for some matching photos it felt stupid, after all I took my every food obsessed friend there, or told … Continue reading
Just now – Tapas Tapas Tapas
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Madrid, tapas, memories, cervecas, loved ones and padron peppers! How I missed Madrid… Tweet Pin It
Nettle will bite you back!
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At my grandmother’s home, in the messy back yard, soon to be my friend, nettle stung me, thousands of times in the good old days, me in my shorts, running up and down, thought every green thing is innocent and … Continue reading
Çitlembik… say what?
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Egeliler, some Cretan, some Greek, some Sephardic, some pure İzmirli… Wherever their roots go, does not matter, they love to eat everything coming out of earth like the buds of the trees, the leaves, the roots… They don’t like wasting … Continue reading
Running up the hills for…
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Kaplan’ın Yeri in Tire İzmir is a phenomenon. Climbing up the hill, surrounded by olive trees and wild nature, you see cows, horses, goats… Passing the nice small village Kaplan, admiring the small streets, our jaws dropping cause the view, Tire … Continue reading
Just Now – Seasonal Kebabs
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As if we needed any motive to eat, me and Katie celebrated the sesonal kebabs today. The sarımsak -the fresh bulb of garlic- and yeni dünya -loquat or medlar- kebabı at Çiya… Tweet Pin It
Just the right season for İzmir, Hatay Pazarı
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No, we are not going to Hatay, yet it is another colorful pazar in İzmir. Up at the hills of İzmir, Hatay Pazarı was set up on Thursdays. Kekik 2 kinds -oregano and thyme-, karabaş -lavandula stoechas- on the right corner, for … Continue reading