This article is one of the six profiles I have written about Turkish restaurant owners in New York and London. All of these articles came together for my senior thesis which looked at how food eaten in a particular culture is influenced by nationality, geography and politics. Food grounds people in a culture, and in a foreign country that is one of the few ways you can feel closer to home. I also made a short documentary that you can watch here.

Thank you for a truck-load of fried eggs. — Since leaving New York to go back to Istanbul, I have not been able to listen to songs about New York. Whenever I saw movies based in New York, I had to stop watching — as an avid romcom watcher, this happened often. I am aware that perhaps this behavior…

This article is one of the six profiles I have written about Turkish restaurant owners in New York and London. All of these articles came together for my senior thesis which looked at how food eaten in a particular culture is influenced by nationality, geography and politics. Food grounds people in a culture, and in a foreign country that is one of the few ways you can feel closer to home. I also made a short documentary that you can watch here.

This article is one of the six profiles I have written about Turkish restaurant owners in New York and London. All of these articles came together for my senior thesis which looked at how food eaten in a particular culture is influenced by nationality, geography and politics. Food grounds people in a culture, and in a foreign country that is one of the few ways you can feel closer to home. I also made a short documentary that you can watch here.

This article is one of the six profiles I have written about Turkish restaurant owners in New York and London. All of these articles came together for my senior thesis which looked at how food eaten in a particular culture is influenced by nationality, geography and politics. Food grounds people in a culture, and in a foreign country that is one of the few ways you can feel closer to home. I also made a short documentary that you can watch here.

“They are not intended to allow you to be comfortable in 0 degree weather in a snowstorm sitting outside in a bikini.” — Despite Mayor Bill de Blasio lifting the ban on propane heaters last month — which would keep customers warm while dining outside during the winter — restaurant owners across New York City are pleading state and federal governments for additional aid, claiming that heaters are only a temporary and unsubstantial…

While the pandemic sweeps across the nation, the nightlife industry in New York City struggles to keep afloat. — Just a few months ago, twenty and thirty-something Brooklynites would crowd into Jupiter Disco, a hip, sci-fi themed bar on the edge of Bushwick on any given Friday and Saturday. There would be a packed bar, an electrifying dance floor, and an epic bathroom line. …

Governor Andrew Cuomo said the decision comes after establishments failed to comply with existing regulations. — After a spike in outdoor drinking, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that only establishments that serve food will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages to sit-down guests — effectively killing walk-up bar services in New York City. The prohibition of walk-up bar services comes after videos of bar patrons…

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows employers to withhold contraceptives from their employees insurance on the basis of religious and moral objection. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of exempting employers with religious or moral objections from providing contraceptives in their employee insurance. The 7-2 decision will allow employers to deny access to birth control for their workers on the basis of religious and moral disagreement. Normally under the Affordable…