Sorry, but no: Casa Alberto, Madrid

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

    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 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