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Ms Eveline Zoutendijk of Istanbul,
who offers half-day Turkish
cooking classes, also
serves lunch and dinner by
reservation every day except Sunday
in her
restaurant on Akbiyik
Caddesi in Sultanahmet's
hotel district (map).
"We serve Turkish
cuisine in European
style," she says. "The menu is table
d'hôte,
a four-course set menu with
a set price, wine included, cooked
and served personally by our chef."
Traditionally, Turkish dinners are
enjoyed by a large
group of friends instead of
in couples and foursomes. Eight,
ten, a dozen people or more dine
at the same table, starting with dozens
of plates of meze,
followed by cold and hot main courses.
The bill at the end
of the meal is as long as an encyclopedia,
scrawled in a foreign language,
often quite undecipherable,
and more than occasionally incorrect.
But what if you
aren't in a large group? What if you
don't want to order so much food? What
if you want to know the complete
price in advance?
What if you want to dine easily in
a relaxed atmosphere among travelers
like yourself, with no unpleasant surprises?
Alaturka is the answer:
traditional Turkish
cuisine, cooked
fresh just for your dinner and served
by Chef Feyzi himself, European-style,
in four courses, with wine. Set price.
No surprises.
The price is eminently
reasonable,
especially compared to nearby
restaurants, and you receive greater
value for your money.
Alaturka has the atmosphere
of a private dining room
with your own chef, but you're
likely to meet several other travelers
like yourself with whom you can compare
travel notes and comments on the
cuisine.
If you come for lunch, your
dining companions will be attending
the daily Turkish
cooking class. If you
come for dinner in the evening, your
companions will be coming for the same
reason you are.
Have a seat, accept a glass of wine,
chat with others, wander to the kitchen
to watch the chef at work, and finally
sit down to an excellent evening
meal only a few minutes' walk from your
hotel.
It's best to make your reservation a
day in advance if you can, but if you
can't—say, you've just arrived and
are jet-lagged and you just want a
good, relaxing introduction to Turkish
cuisine—contact
Ms Zoutendijk and see
if there are places available. There
often are.
When you contact
Ms Zoutendijk, be
sure to mention TTP. Here's
why.
Cooking Alaturka
Akbıyık
Caddesi No. 72a (map)
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
www.cookingalaturka.com
ttp@cookingalaturka.com
Tel: +90 (212) 458 5919
Fax: +90 (212) 458 5999
Mobile: +90 (536) 338 0896
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