Kabak Çiçeği Dolması — Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
Delicate Aegean zucchini blossoms filled with lemony, herbed rice and slowly cooked in olive oil.
Zeytinyağlı Enginar — Aegean Artichokes
Aegean artichoke bottoms gently braised with peas, carrot, potato, lemon, dill, and olive oil.
Arapsaçı Salatası — Wild Fennel Greens
Fragrant Aegean wild fennel greens served simply with lemon, garlic, and extra-virgin olive oil.
Zeytinyağlı Taze Börülce — Aegean Cowpeas
Fresh Aegean cowpea pods slowly braised with tomato, onion, and olive oil and served cool.
Kağıtta Levrek — Sea Bass Baked in Paper
Fırında Çipura — Turkish Baked Sea Bream
Ispanaklı Börek — Spinach and White Cheese Pastry
Golden layered yufka börek with a generous spinach, onion and Turkish white-cheese filling.
Zeytinyağlı Barbunya — Olive-Oil-Braised Borlotti Beans
Borlotti beans gently braised with vegetables, tomato and olive oil, then served at room temperature.
Peynirli Sigara Böreği — Crisp Cheese Rolls
Slim, crisp yufka rolls filled with Turkish white cheese and fresh parsley.
Kelle Paça Çorbası — Head and Trotter Soup
A collagen-rich Turkish lokanta soup served with garlic vinegar, lemon and red pepper butter.
Et Kavurma — Turkish Slow-Cooked Beef
Tender cubes of beef cooked slowly in their own juices and fat, then browned until deeply savory.
Tahin Pekmez — Tahini and Grape Molasses
Creamy tahini swirled with dark grape molasses, a rich and simple Turkish breakfast classic.
Gözleme — Turkish Griddled Flatbread
Thin Turkish flatbread cooked on a griddle and filled with spinach, herbs and white cheese.
Yoğurtlu Semizotu — Purslane with Garlic Yogurt
A cool Turkish summer meze of fresh purslane folded into thick garlic yogurt and finished with olive oil.
Tavuk Şiş — Turkish Grilled Chicken Skewers
Turkish tavuk şiş: yogurt-marinated chicken grilled with peppers until juicy and lightly charred.
Zeytinyağlı Pırasa — Olive-Oil-Braised Leeks
Leeks braised gently with carrot, rice and olive oil, served cool in the Turkish zeytinyağlı tradition.
Ekmek Kadayıfı with Kaymak — Syrup-Soaked Turkish Dessert
Ekmek kadayıfı soaked with fragrant syrup and served with a generous layer of cool kaymak.
Sahanda Yumurta — Turkish Skillet Eggs
Tender eggs gently cooked in a traditional sahan with fragrant butter and a touch of pul biber.