Skewd came onto the radar while I was judging the British Kebab Awards in 2017: chef/director Maz Demir won Chef of the Year then and in 2018. I went to see what was going on in EN4. Their slick website and edgy modern logo offered a few clues: attitude, considered branding, and a touch of […]
Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Vegetables are a big part of Turkish cuisine and cauliflower is a long-standing favourite. For this issue’s recipe we turn to top London chef Selin Kiazim, who created this dish after her first visit to Istanbul. After eating and shopping in the […]
If you love Turkish food and are in London, get yourselves to Hackney this week, so you can sample all your favourite flavours in one place. On Thursday, 13 June, a five-day food festival opens by Suleymaniye Mosque in Haggerston, East London. Semi-covered street stalls will be selling a wide range of Turkish food, including […]
Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes This month’s recipe is one Naciye Nene would definitely approve of: the super-tasty Şeftali (pronounced shef-ta-lee) kebab that is delicious whether cooked over charcoal during barbeque weather or under the grill. The recipe is taken from Gonul Daniel’s The Turkish Kitchen. […]
Whatever adventures await in your personalised Green Walnut itinerary, you won’t get out the front door without first experiencing the unrivalled morning feasting found in this part of the world. Expect a spectacular breakfast spread of local produce and regional dishes, such as jams and preserves made from a kaleidoscope of fruits, freshly baked Cypriot […]
Hus Vedat is a ‘Hackney boy done good’. Along with partners Levent Büyükuğur and Sanjay Nand of The Good Food Society, the 41-year-old Executive Head Chef runs two West End restaurants. In a short space of time Yosma and new venture Hovarda have helped push the boundaries of what we have come to expect of […]
“I’m going to Yosma tonight”, I tell my Turkish Cypriot mum. She raises an eyebrow and wonders what I’m up to. She lets me know that the translation of yosma can mean, loosely, a ‘flirt’, ‘coquette’, and more insinuatingly, ‘scarlet woman’. Ooo-err, I had no idea, mum. Yosma is owned and operated by restaurant […]
The Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) is looking for a new catering company to take over its restaurant space located within the TCCA building on Green Lanes, Harringay, in the heart of North London’s Turkish Cypriot community. Currently called Cyprus House, the well-established eatery seats fifty people and specialises in traditional Turkish Cypriot cuisine. […]
One of Britain’s most exciting new culinary talents is back on our screens on Sunday morning. Selin Kiazim, whose family roots hail from North Cyprus, will be creating dishes from her Oklava Turkish Cypriot Kitchen cookbook on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch programme. Selin is having a phenomenal 2017. In June, her muhallebi dessert was […]
The man credited for establishing Turkish cuisine in Britain has pledged to do the same for Indonesian food. Hüseyin Özer offered his help to the Indonesian Ambassador Dr Rizal Sukma and Commercial Attaché Mr Nur Rakhman Setyoko during a reception at the Indonesian Embassy last week. Mr Özer helped popularise Turkish cuisine with his chain […]
