EatingAsia Interviews Ciya Chef Musa Dagdeviren

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EatingAsia Interviews Ciya Chef Musa Dagdeviren

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At Ciya -- photo by Yigal Schleifer
EatingAsia, a marvelous blog that (mostly) covers Asian food and culinary traditions, recently caught up with chef Musa Dagdeviren, creator of Istanbul’s Ciya restaurant. A kind of culinary anthropologist, Dagdeviren has helped introduce Istanbulites and visitors to the city to traditional recipes and ingredients from across Turkey that are even hard to find in their home regions. His restaurant remains one of our all-time favorite places in Istanbul. EatingAsia’s interview with Dagdeviren helps explain why.

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2 Responses to “ EatingAsia Interviews Ciya Chef Musa Dagdeviren ”

Robyn and Dave
Nov 25, 2009
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Hey – thanks much for the plug. We hope to sample more of Chef Musa’s magic — and hopefully meet you folks in person — when we head to Turkey in the spring.
Cheers,
Robyn

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