Night out at Kitchenette

Night out at Kitchenette

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.

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Winter baking

Blueberry mascarpone cookie loaf

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

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Food and drink in Minneapolis

Tater Tot Hotdish

Brunch

Christmas Eve brunch popovers

Oh yes, we have wine

Pho 79

Wedding day wake-up

Just some of the fantastic holiday offerings.

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Outdoors/Indoors

Ladybug


Blackberry custard cake

Beauty inside and out.

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21st-century convenience

Başoğlu Fish Market

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.

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Autumn energy

Start me up

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.

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Indulgence

Yes, why not

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.

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A day out at YOMA

YOMA

My friend and I ate at YOMA last week.


Seafood risotto

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


Cheesecake

This is what you get when you order the cheesecake.


Table awaiting

The setting.


Sunny autumn

The autumnal foliage.


Çelebi marina

The private side of the marina.


Odessa Star

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


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

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Afternoon snack

Afternoon snack

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.

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Run aground

Stuck

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.

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