Prior to the trip I didn’t know much about Turkish food since there aren’t much Turkish restaurants here in Los Angeles. Due to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in history, there are lots of culinary crossovers with the Balkins, Middle East and the Caucasus so a lot of the dishes and flavors tasted familiar. Basically […]
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It was nice to take a break from the buzzling Istanbul and see the more rural side of Turkey. Southeastern Turkey: Mt Nemrut: It was definitely worth waking up very early in the morning to climb to the top of a mountain to see scattered giant ancient stone heads against sunrise. The climb to the […]
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We spent two weeks in Turkey for our honeymoon last month, a trip I’ve been planning for quite some time. It’s interesting that when we told others about Turkey, the responses often were “cool! they have pretty nice beaches there right?” Yes yes, they have very nice beaches in Turkey but they’re less of a […]
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Hey all, an interesting foodie event is coming up on May 15th and it’s call the Taste of the Eastside. It’ll be held at the Barnsdall hilltop garden which is an interesting place. For those who aren’t familiar with it, it’s called the Hollyhock house, or more known as the Frank Lloyd Wright Mayan temple house. […]
Had a foodie outing with my friends and we decided on Ethiopian food as it is easy to share with a group. One of my friends recommended Meal by Genet at Little Ethiopia for authentic and gourmet Ethiopian food. The interior is modern and elegant. Our very passionate waiter suggested two chef-choice combo plates so […]
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