I finally got a chance to try out the wonders of Kitchenette, and I have to say, I was impressed with the food, the service, and the cocktails. A great experience all around. I’ll definitely be a regular visitor.

Blueberry mascarpone cookie loaf, with handmade spiced Baileys cream. The delicacies of winter.

Just some of the fantastic holiday offerings.

Beauty inside and out.

Now that I’ve finally joined the modern smartphone world, I have access to the full spectrum of fun retro photo apps. I know a lot of people have let these apps replace all their other photography, and others refuse to use the apps at all, but I just see them as a way to take quick-and-dirty snaps at times when it’s not necessarily appropriate or convenient to be whipping out a larger camera. It’s just creativity of a different kind.

This is the Başoğlu fish market on a Sunday morning.

Now that it’s not hot anymore, it’s a great time of year to spend time at sidewalk cafés. Most have free wifi and almost all have great coffee, which is a nice change from five years ago when all you could get in Antalya was lukewarm Nescafé.

People complain about the quality of desserts at Starbucks. I’m wondering if I’m eating at Starbucks in a parallel universe, because their desserts are amazing.

My friend and I ate at YOMA last week.

This is what you get when you order the risotto frutti di mare. That’s a deep fried crab puff on top.

This is what you get when you order the cheesecake.

The setting.

The autumnal foliage.

The private side of the marina.

The commercial side of the marina, featuring the spectacular Odessa Star.

All of the above was visible from our table. Lovely day out.

Things are really shaping up around here on the supermarket front. There are now several places in Antalya where one can buy reasonably-priced caviar. It’s fantastic for an afternoon snack. I like it on toast with cream cheese.

I’d heard fantastic things about the fresh fish market at Canyon/Mini-City, but when I went last week, the place was virtually abandoned. No one in the fish market, no fish, no nothing. They did have a lovely pond with some intentional faux-rural decay, which made for good photos, but I still don’t have any fish to eat.