Paul Benjamin Osterlund, Author at Culinary Backstreets
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Paul Benjamin Osterlund

Paul Benjamin Osterlund

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Paul, one of our Istanbul correspondents, is a freelance journalist and writer who has called Istanbul home for over 5 years. He completed an MA in Turkish Studies at Sabancı University, and has written for Al Jazeera, The National, The Atlantic's City Lab, Middle East Eye, Roads and Kingdoms, Deutsche Welle, and others. He loves exploring the far-flung reaches of Istanbul and plays guitar in the band Foton Kuşağı.

Recent stories by Paul Benjamin Osterlund

June 20, 2022

Tarihi Odabaşı: Fry Masters

Istanbul |
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Istanbul -- When a tiny three-table restaurant has but a single item on its nonexistent menu that it has served for nearly three quarters of a century, one steps in the door with high expectations and an enthusiastic appetite. Read more
March 29, 2022

CB on the Road: In Diyarbakır, An Improbable Mexican-Kurdish Fusion

Istanbul |
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Istanbul -- It has been a bitter pill to swallow, but we've long accepted the fact that we'll likely never find proper Mexican food in Istanbul. What is available registers as sub-par Tex-Mex at best: hard-shell tacos, salsa that packs no punch, weak margaritas and the inevitable cactus/sombrero-dominated décor found in underwhelming Mexican-themed restaurants worldwide. Read more
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