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So, this looks amazing doesn’t it? “Çok güzel,” the man cooking it said to me.

Two hours ago (about 2 am), I’m on my way home from a night out in Ankara and I wanted a kebab-esque snack; I am in Turkey after all! My hungry eyes settled on a man wielding this large skewer of what is apparently called kokoreç. It looked succulent and flavorful and was exactly what I wanted.

Except after I ordered I stood there and watched him make it. And I slowly realized that this meat was suspiciously white on the inside. The same suspicious white of the sheep intestine I had to eat in Morocco after helping cook it wrapped in stomach fat. 

I asked the Turkish guy my new friends were hanging out with if kokoreçhad anything to do with stomach or intestines. 

He said, “most definitely and it is çok güzel!”

It was NOT very good. I spent the next few minutes walking around offering kokoreç to those passing by and practicing my Turkish—telling everyone, “problem var.” (there is a problem).

Don’t get me wrong, there is amazing, amazing, amazing food here. But this was not a delicacy I wished to try again.

I ended up finishing it, though.

I think I put this one up on postgradlife, but here’s the thing about cruise food:

doesn’t it look fantastic? Because in actuality, most of it looks about 65,000 times better than it tastes. Not that it tastes bad. It’s just…average.

Conch Salad at Toni Macaroni’s on Taino Beach in Freeport, Bahamas.

yum. yum. yum.

postgradlife:

This is the lamb plate from the halal food cart on 53rd and 7th, right near MOMA. My friend Ben recommended this place a couple years ago, and at the time I didn’t realize that it was pretty famous, but the line gets incredibly long. They give you a shit ton of meat, but the key ingredient is the white sauce, which they keep in eight or so fat bottles on the side of the cart. Lather your food up in that sauce, kiddies. It’s crack sauce. Any guesses to what’s in it? Just kidding. No one ever tell me. 

This was one of my favorite things in New York City. Without a doubt. If you are there/going there soon, don’t leave without trying this.

The best part is, across the street there is the exact same food stand, but no one goes there! There’s a huge line at one, but not the other.

fromroom218:

some unused footage as we wrap up production tonight

from Blue food

such.good. food.

We had a good time eating it after the shoot :D

This time last year:

Rome, Italy

Monica and I were in Rome for the Ides of March. We were there visiting Jen, Hilary and Malia. Cannoli, gelati, panini, tiramisu and the best lasagna of my life.

(Talk about a coliseum I’d much rather be at. ha.)

scanwiches:

All Star Sandwich Bar: Falafel Burger, Tomatoes, Onions, Sprouts, Cucumbers and Tahini on Whole Wheat. Scanned by Weekly Dig for Roflcon at Cambridge, Mass. (read the whole story here)

want it now. love this blog