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Landscapes of olive AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Landscapes of olive

When it comes to olives, I tend to define a person as an olive or non-olive person. If you’re born in an olive tree region, it is in your veins. Olive is your destiny.

April 06 2025
What a delight AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

What a delight!

Now that it's the time of the Ramadan feast in Türkiye, these are the days of sweets. In my childhood, the name Eid, or the Ramadan feast, was always associated with candies, thus it was called the Candy or Sugar Feast.

March 31 2025
The sweet face of Berlin AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

The sweet face of Berlin

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin became the capital of transformation and change, of diversity and creativity — it is now also the address of chefs who break the traditional walls in gastronomy.

March 24 2025
Seven spring symbols AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Seven spring symbols

After the dark and cold winter days, when the earth stays dormant, spring is a sudden source of joy. The belief in the endless repetition of the life cycle is once again confirmed, a new season of agriculture is beginning in hopes of abundance and plenty.

March 17 2025
Beyond bulgur AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Beyond bulgur

Bulgur goes global! It is not that the whole world suddenly woke up and discovered our favorite staple food, but it was the occasion that bulgur was the main ingredient on the menu of the Global Table Program at Yale University.

March 10 2025
Smooth silky soup AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Smooth silky soup

The holy month of Ramadan has just started on March 1. It will be whole month of communal tables shared with friends, relatives, neighbors

March 03 2025
Istanbul-Tokyo getting closer AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Istanbul-Tokyo getting closer

Japan and Türkiye are countries like very far distant relatives. At least, that is my perception. One might think that the two cultures are worlds apart, but when one scratches the surface, there can be astonishing unexpected similarities between the two cultures.

February 24 2025
Cold slopes, hot chocolate AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Cold slopes, hot chocolate

Turin is an intriguing city. For many, the city might not be at the top-of-the-list places to visit in Italy, but it somehow hits many of the topics that might attract the curious and dedicated traveler who has interests ranging from art to architecture, from gastronomy to winter sports.

February 17 2025
An inauguration feast AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

An inauguration feast

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the U.S. has been in the news in many ways. Especially the luncheon he hosted afterward was closely watched over by the press. Who was invited was one of the most talked about aspects, the photo of tech billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, was the center of everyone’s attention. Another most talked about topic was Melania’s outfit and the razor-sharp hat that hid her steely gaze. What was served at the post-ceremony luncheon was also among the topics of conversation. However, it was more about the probable messages rather than the flavors. Let’s take a look at what was served this time, and have a peek in former inauguration luncheons, what all the presidents favored, their food choices, and the legacy of the certain presidents in gastronomic terms, their food choices.

February 09 2025