23 September 2008
Cooking Up A Storm
Food Workshops
You thought $1000-a bottle Krug‘s and fancy dinners were the norm…
…until the credit crunch came.
Boys and girls, put on your aprons and start learning the delights of home cooking; for not one, not two, but three exciting workshops are beginning after the holidays.
Istanbul Food Workshop is a delightful attempt to teach you, the can’t-even-boil-an-egg type cooking virgin, all about Turkish cuisine. The classes take place in the historically alluring Fener district, which adds to the charm of the whole thing.
Or hang out in Beyoğlu at Leb-i Derya‘s cooking classes by the wonderfully talented Gamze İneceli. Each session starts with a shopping trip to the fish market/butcher’s/grocer’s under the guidance of Gamze, who explains all the ingredients before returning to Leb-i to start cooking them with you.
And finally, an all-time favourite, The House Café starts workshops at its brand new İstiklal branch. Alongside celebrity chef appearances and wine/coffee/olive oil tasting days, you get to go behind the counter and learn the secrets behind that famous home-made The House pasta.
Credit maybe crunching, but your food doesn’t have to suffer from it. Just don’t forget to ‘clean up your act’ afterwards.
Istanbul Food Workshop. Yıldırım Cad. 111, Tahtaminare Mah., Fener-Balat. 0212 534 4788, or istanbulfoodworkshop.com.
Leb-i Derya Richmond Workshop. İstiklal Cad., 227, 6F, Beyoğlu. 0212 243 4375. lebiderya.com.
…until the credit crunch came.
Boys and girls, put on your aprons and start learning the delights of home cooking; for not one, not two, but three exciting workshops are beginning after the holidays.
Istanbul Food Workshop is a delightful attempt to teach you, the can’t-even-boil-an-egg type cooking virgin, all about Turkish cuisine. The classes take place in the historically alluring Fener district, which adds to the charm of the whole thing.
Or hang out in Beyoğlu at Leb-i Derya‘s cooking classes by the wonderfully talented Gamze İneceli. Each session starts with a shopping trip to the fish market/butcher’s/grocer’s under the guidance of Gamze, who explains all the ingredients before returning to Leb-i to start cooking them with you.
And finally, an all-time favourite, The House Café starts workshops at its brand new İstiklal branch. Alongside celebrity chef appearances and wine/coffee/olive oil tasting days, you get to go behind the counter and learn the secrets behind that famous home-made The House pasta.
Credit maybe crunching, but your food doesn’t have to suffer from it. Just don’t forget to ‘clean up your act’ afterwards.
Istanbul Food Workshop. Yıldırım Cad. 111, Tahtaminare Mah., Fener-Balat. 0212 534 4788, or istanbulfoodworkshop.com.
Leb-i Derya Richmond Workshop. İstiklal Cad., 227, 6F, Beyoğlu. 0212 243 4375. lebiderya.com.
The House Workshop. İstiklal Cad., Mısır Apt., 163, Beyoğlu. 0212 251 79 91, or thehousecafe.com.tr.
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