Imagine if you will a basket of fresh baked bread, a colourful assortment of Middle-Eastern dips and a chilled glass of Efes Turkish beer. Sometimes such simplicity is sublime. I was so taken with the food at restaurant Istanbul Saray after my first visit that I spent one week telling everybody about the place and went straight back with Mewby the following weekend. The bread in particular is really, really good. So much so, that when Mewby suggested skipping it in favour of some cheese pizza, I replied, “No. We have to have the bread.” I mean really, just look at it.

Now imagine dipping that into these beauties: [Read more…]