by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Feb 18, 2020 | Blog
As I curl up in the corner of Chateau Orquavaux, where I have spent the entire month of January as 1 of 13 resident artists, just a few short hours before I pack up and begin my journey back to Istanbul…I find my thoughts drifting away to hot and dry days in central...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
The Istanbul TUYAP Book Fair is an enormous event where hundreds of publishing houses come together. Thousands upon thousands of books are on display and available for purchase. Visitors have the...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Oct 20, 2019 | Blog
Miscarriage. Divorce. Friendship. Betrayal. Coup-attempt. Economic crisis. Relocation. No, those stories are not found in Expat Sofra; Culinary Tales of Foreign Women in Turkey, but they are a part of the book all the same. The five-year journey of Expat Sofra’s...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
sofra Arapça sufre / Arabic sufre 1. isim Masa, sini vb. şeylerin, yemek yemek üzere hazırlanmış durumu: “Yemek vakti gelmiş, misafirler sofraya oturmuşlardı.” – Reşat Nuri Güntekin noun Things like table,...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Jun 25, 2019 | Blog
There is a long tradition, well documented in travel writing, of people looking for escape, whether from themselves, a failed relationship or a dead-end job. They leave home hoping to find something better than that they left behind. I never really thought about where...
