http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/kasap-osman-a-cure-for-doner-fatigue/ A Serious Eater's Guide to the City Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/kasap-osman-a-cure-for-doner-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Istanbul Eats » Şehzade Erzurum Cağ Kebabi: Gaucho Kebab Rides Again Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:19:01 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=402#comment-244 [...] winner. Lined with restaurant after restaurant serving superb traditional Turkish food (and home to Kasap Osman, an Istanbul Eats favorite), we like to think of Hacapasa Sokak as a foodies’ fantasy food court. [...] [...] winner. Lined with restaurant after restaurant serving superb traditional Turkish food (and home to Kasap Osman, an Istanbul Eats favorite), we like to think of Hacapasa Sokak as a foodies’ fantasy food court. [...]

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/kasap-osman-a-cure-for-doner-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Istanbul Eats » Erzurum Cağ Kebapcisi: Turkish Gaucho Grub Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:56:23 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=402#comment-216 [...] In the meantime, you can try cağ kebab at a place called Erzerum Cağ Kebab, which is near Kasap Osman on Hocapasa Sokak in [...] [...] In the meantime, you can try cağ kebab at a place called Erzerum Cağ Kebab, which is near Kasap Osman on Hocapasa Sokak in [...]

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/kasap-osman-a-cure-for-doner-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-102 admin Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:48:52 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=402#comment-102 It's a nice story. "Iskender" is Alexander in Turkish, but the Alexander in this case appears to be the chef that created the dish in Bursa in the late 1800's. A great chef, very likely, but not the Alexander the Great you're thinking of. It’s a nice story. “Iskender” is Alexander in Turkish, but the Alexander in this case appears to be the chef that created the dish in Bursa in the late 1800’s. A great chef, very likely, but not the Alexander the Great you’re thinking of.

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/kasap-osman-a-cure-for-doner-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Patricia Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:47:54 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=402#comment-101 Q: I read somewhere that Iskender kebab was named for Alexander the Great. Can you confirm this? Q: I read somewhere that Iskender kebab was named for Alexander the Great. Can you confirm this?

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