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A recent cover of Cornucopia

We’ve always enjoyed Cornucopia magazine and its sumptuous take on Turkish life, culture and history. But for us, the best part of the magazine is the restaurant review section and its writeups by Andrew Finkel, a veteran Turkey-based journalist who seems equally at home in both Istanbul’s upscale and down-home restaurants.

We just found out that many of his Cornucopia reviews are available online. You can take a look at them here.

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