On Friday the Pixar movie Ratatouille starts in the USA (watch the trailer, and a preview - unfortunately, we in Germany have to wait till October for the movie!) and you already know that, as a foodie, you have to go see this animation film about a talented rat who wants to become a chef [...]
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Sitting in a taxi cab in Istanbul at 3 in the morning, doused with rakı and with a full belly, either going to a club to dance the calories away or to your hotel (depending on your fitness), you will be caught in a traffic jam. Not if, not when, there will be a [...]
Filed under: Istanbul, eating out, food memories | Tagged: Istanbul, meze, turkish food | 4 Comments »
Give me your hand. I will take you to Istanbul. I can not put into words how it is over there; I can not convey all my feelings about it. Give me your hand. Don’t be afraid. You have to see, hear, feel, smell and taste everything I am talking about. Give me your [...]
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After weeks of travelling, packing and moving (yes, all of these at the same time. What, do you never travel to 4 different European cities just for pleasure whilst giving up your apartment, sending some stuff to storage and carting other stuff to your in-laws, renovating said apartment, doing the household in two apartments, moving [...]
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