let’s talk turkey…

On the doorstep of this year’s Thanksgiving, I offer this silly one-off post, the likes of which you should not expect on a regular basis. *     *     * It’s that time of year again when the media’s shameless and unrelenting assault leaves the turkey tattered and tired long before the dreaded day arrives.  My stomach […]

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let’s talk turkey…

On the doorstep of this year’s Thanksgiving, I offer this silly one-off post, the likes of which you should not expect on a regular basis. *     *     * It’s that time of year again when the media’s shameless and unrelenting assault leaves the turkey tattered and tired long before the dreaded day arrives.  My stomach […]

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photo of the week 4: istanbul, not constantinople…

You won’t find anything good to eat in Turkey, people warned me. Well, I don’t know how fair or accurate that assessment is. Few things in life can be summed up with such absolutism. Physically and gastronomically, Turkey straddles East and West. A crossroad for trade, politics, religion, and commerce for centuries, one would think […]

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photo of the week 4: istanbul, not constantinople…

You won’t find anything good to eat in Turkey, people warned me. Well, I don’t know how fair or accurate that assessment is. Few things in life can be summed up with such absolutism. Physically and gastronomically, Turkey straddles East and West. A crossroad for trade, politics, religion, and commerce for centuries, one would think […]

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