Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, or Kapalı Çarşı in Turkish, at Beyazit, near Sultanahmet, is undoubtedly touristy, so it’s going to have to be my guilty pleasure on this ‘living like locals’ grand tour of ours. Because as much as I love the brilliant shops at Beyoğlu, nothing beats shopping the Grand Bazaar. Why Go to the … Read more
This scrambled eggs with sucuk sausage recipe makes creamy scrambled eggs with smoky eggplant and bell peppers, and it’s the the Istanbul edition of my Weekend Eggs recipes series of breakfast dishes around the world. It’s not a traditional Turkish breakfast dish, but it’s a Turkish-inspired breakfast eggs breakfast. In my Istanbul edition of The … Read more
Our spicy Turkish lamb chops with bulgur recipe makes juicy lamb chops marinated in spices and grilled. I serve the chops with bulgur, which I’ve flavoured with stock and a little of the spice mix used to flavour the lamb, and smoky eggplant and bell peppers, yoghurt, and fresh continental parsley. This spicy Turkish lamb … Read more
In every place we’ve stayed so far this year, we’ve interviewed someone for our Local Knowledge series who we thought would offer great local insight and a special perspective on the place. In Istanbul, we sought insider tips from designer Ayse Bali. Often our Local Knowledge series candidates have been people we’ve met in the place who have … Read more
Spices, pickles, snacks and sweets were some of the delights we sampled on an Istanbul market tour with a local expert, a Turkish culinary writer. No matter how well you know a destination, there’s always something to be gained by experiencing that place with locals – which is how we came to do an Istanbul … Read more