Food and Drink
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In Istanbul, the fish told the season
Istanbul once kept its calendar by the sea. The arrival of bonito, bluefish and mackerel decided not only what would be cooked in the kitchen but also when the boats would be launched, how the fish stalls looked and the daily rhythm of the city. Some things never change. When October comes, eyes in Istanbul still turn back to the sea.
A London food route: from Borough Market to Bermondsey Street
Istanbul from 6 to 6 | Tanrı Misafiri on Istanbul’s pop-up food scene
Tanrı Misafiri brought the pop-up wave to Istanbul, has brought international names to the city through its guest chef programmes, and turns six this summer. In their kitchen in Hacımimi, we sit down with Cem Balduk, Müge Büyüktalaş and Müge Tüzer to put both pop-up culture and Tanrı Misafiri’s direction on the table.
Istanbul from 6 to 6 | Beyond Hi-Fi and craft drinks: what a listening bar is, and isn’t
Born in Japan and now spreading across the big cities of Europe and the US, audiophile bars represent the spread of an analogue culture that puts experience, process and quality ahead of uniformity and fast consumption. One of the current versions of this approach, which brings food, drink and music together, is taproomx in Asmalı Mescit. In this instalment of the “Istanbul from 6 to 6” series, Can Çakmakçı, one of taproomx’s partners, tells us how the feel of vinyl and craft beer took the shape of a place.
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