Turkish Food in London’s West End – Ali Ocakbasi: It’s always been an ambition of mine to travel to Turkey, the country that more than any other bridges the East to the West. I love the immediacy and vibrancy of Turkish food, marrying the cuisine of the southern Mediterranean with ingredients such as walnuts and pomegranates […]
Amber – Review
Taking The Amber Road to Aldgate If you’ve driven through the Aldgate/Whitechapel area over the last few years you will have noticed the huge amount of construction work that’s been going on. So when I was invited to review Amber, a new all-day Middle-Eastern restaurant in Aldgate East, I was expecting the usual forest of cranes, construction […]
Ishtar – Traditional Turkish Dining in Marylebone
Dinner at Ishtar – a Glimpse of Traditional Turkish Cuisine in London: A year or so ago I was asked to visit Istanbul on a world foods trip. Although it was only a whistlestop 24-hour trip, it gave me a real insight into Turkish cuisine and a real appetite for more. So I was delighted […]