June 8, 2021
CB on the Road: Kumrucu Apo, Sandwiching Anatolia and the Aegean Together
IstanbulIzmir’s quintessential sandwich, the kumru (the Turkish word for turtle dove), derives its name from the birdlike shape of the elegant, curved roll in which it is served. Throughout the Aegean coastal city, there are two varieties of this ubiquitous sandwich: One is served fresh from a cart with a slice of local tulum peynir…
August 5, 2019
Summer Sidewalk Dining in Athens
Athens | By Culinary Backstreets
AthensOn the evening version of our Downtown Athens walk, we stop for meze at one of the city’s many tabernas. Come summer, tables spill out from these restaurants onto the streets, where Athenians gather to enjoy languorous meals under strings of colorful lights.
November 13, 2017
A Feast for the Eyes at the Fishmongers’ Market in Downtown Athens
Athens | By Culinary Backstreets
AthensNot only do the fishmongers at the Athens fish market offer the freshest seafood, but they also know how to create an artful display to catch a customer’s eye. We passed this beautiful arrangement of sliced salmon on our Downtown Athens walk.