Bâb-ı Âli Kahvesi İstanbul
One dark winter evening, during my trip to Istanbul two years ago, returning after a day’s trip to the Asian side of the city, I …
Divan Brasserie Beyoğlu İstanbul
It must have been at school that I learnt that the Russian word for ‘sofa’ (‘divan’) is one of the borrowings from the Turkish language. …
Altezza 5642 Mosca
È un ristorante in cui sono andata di recente, e anche uno dei miei locali preferiti. Si trova in un vicolo del centro storico di …
Galata Simitçisi İstanbul
… one more memorable Turkish treat I tried at a place called Galata Simitçisi on my first visit to Istanbul — tahinli çörek (their menu …
Little’s Coffee Shop Bodrum
This bright little cafe is situated just opposite the site of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The …
Darbazi Moscow
We went to this Georgian restaurant to celebrate my dear friend’s birthday. The hidden old central Moscow location, the combination of class and cosy authentic …
Italian Pasta
How many types of pasta are there, I wonder? This time we went for ‘pici’, a type I’d never heard of before. It is long …
Italian Breakfast
The name for a traditional place to have breakfast in Italy is ‘bar’. This one was not far from Milano Centrale, around via Panfilo Castaldi. …
Kazanskiy Kuchtenech Kazan
A bakery named Kazanskiy Kuchtenech. Kuchtenech (spelled Күчтәнәч in Tatar) means a present, a special kind of present that you give someone when you come …
Mince Pies St Andrew’s Moscow
Mince pies are one of the things I miss the most about living in the UK. They seem to be everywhere this time of year …