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CORNUCOPIA Issue 9
Ideal Worlds
1995/96

Flavours from foreign lands p92
Andrew Finkel

Cafe du Levant Sutluce, on the Golden Horn
Miyako Swissotel www.swissotel.com
Bellini Ciragan Palace Hotel

CORNUCOPIA Issue 10
Dreams of Summer
1996

Top tables p101
Andrew Finkel, Tom Gattos and David Barchard

Tugra Ciragan Palace Hotel www.ciraganpalace.com.tr
Armada Hotel Sultanahmet www.armada.com.tr
Apik
Palazzo
Macka
Mezzaluna
Vakkorama Cafe
Myott
Ortakoy
Park Samdan
Santini
Sheraton Ankara www.sheratonankara.com

CORNUCOPIA Issue 11
Anatolia Rediscovered
1996

Dressing up, dressing down p115
Andrew Finkel, Molly McAnailly Burke

La Corne d'Or Swissotel
Panorama The Marmara Hotel www.the marmarahotels.com
Le Select Levent
Kallavi Kallavi Sokak
Cadde-i Kebir, Kaktus, Madrid, Sappho all on Imam Adnan Sk
Gramafon Tunel
Marti Sanat Evi Istiklal Cd
Nevizade Sokak various restaurants
Pia Bekar Sk
Refik's Tunel

CORNUCOPIA Issue 12
Black Sea Issue
1997

A man for four seasons p114
Andrew Finkel

The Four Seasons Hotel Sultanahmet www.fshr.com
Bice Nisantasi
Tandoori Alkent, Etiler
Takarabune Hyatt Regency, Taksim
Ninja Taksim

CORNUCOPIA Issue 13
The Turkish Garden
1997

The grand and the good p117
Andrew Finkel and Christopher Ryan

Mest Ankara
California Brasserie Ceylan Intercontinental, Istanbul
Harry's Jazz Bar Hyatt Regency, Istanbul
Q Bar Ciragan Palace
Istridiye Balik Findikli
Plus small family-run restaurants in
Bursa, Mersin, Iskenderun, Antakya, Bergama and Konya

CORNUCOPIA Issue 14
Objects of Desire
1997/98

The great and the good p114
Andrew Finkel and Christopher Ryan

Yeni Onbasirlar Adana
Mesut Ekin Sk., Adana
Rodea Drive Wood Grill and Bar Levent, Istanbul
Liman Lokantasi Karakoy, Istanbul
Citronelle Ceylan Inter-Continental, Taksim
Asude, katibim, Inci Restaurant all in Uskudar
Ismet Baba Kuzguncuk
Haci Haba and Haci Abdullah both in Beyoglu

CORNUCOPIA Issue 15
Ottoman Athos
1998

High tables p122
Andrew Finkel
and
Low tables
Christopher Ryan

Montignac Levent, Istanbul
Semsiye and Yagmur Beyoglu
Hasan Yesilkoy
Sai-Thai Levent
Rihtim Kandilli
Keyif Bostanci

CORNUCOPIA Issue 16, 1998
Buyukada
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A quest for the true taste of Turkey p114
Andrew Finkel and Christopher Ryan

Hanedan Besiktas
Angel Uskudar
Borsa Lokantasi Kidar Conference Centre
Iznik Restaurant Highbury, London

CORNUCOPIA Issue 17
The Republic
1999

Day and night p128
Andrew Finkel

Cook Books Secret Pasions Nisantasi
Turquoise Restaurant Kurucesme Cad

CORNUCOPIA Issue 18
The Ottoman Riviera
1999

Dishing up a slice of history p128
Andrew Finkel

Rejans Galatasaray www.rejansrestaurant.com
Emporio Armani Caffe Macka
Vogue Besiktas

CORNUCOPIA Issue 19
Polish Treasures
1999

Play it again pet p130
Andrew Finkel

Downtown Nisantasi
La Famiglia Getti Etiler
Canli Balik Amasra
lagos Silifke

CORNUCOPIA Issue 20
Lake Koycegiz
2000

Matrimony on the menu p128
Andrew Finkel

Hamdi Eminonu
Tike Levent
Tiryaki Ulus
Hunkar-Fatih Fatih
Buddah Bar Kurucesme Cad

CORNUCOPIA Issue 21
Ottoman Damascus
2000

Confusion on the menu p120
Andrew Finkel

Changa Taksim
Hain Kofte Levent

CORNUCOPIA Issue 22
The Sultan's Chalet
2000/01

New Med meets New York p128
Andrew Finkel

Mediterranean Bar & Grill Harbiye
Chefs Besiktas

CORNUCOPIA Issue 23
Ottoman Silk
2001

Slow food revolution
Dining with the Maiden
p119
Andrew Finkel

Bodrum Slow Food convivium cultural&food tours
The Maiden's Tower restaurant Istanbul

CORNUCOPIA Issue 24
The Wild East
2001

Tasteful touring p119
Andrew Finkel

Asitane Kariye Hotel, Istanbul
Zeyrekhane Zeyrek-Fatih, Istanbul
Pera Thai Beyoglu
Galata House Galata

CORNUCOPIA Issue 25
An Odyssey in Blue and White
2002

Ode to a mehane p120
Andrew Finkel

Asir Beyoglu
Prego Conrad Istanbul

CORNUCOPIA Issue 26
Neolithic Art
2002

The fine art of lunching p119
Andrew Finkel

Food To Be Levent, Istanbul
Ulus 29 Ulus, Istanbul
Zarifi Beyoglu
Mercan Kosk Suadiye

CORNUCOPIA Issue 27
Sublime Simplicity
2002

If you knew sushi... p119
Andrew Finkel

Maki Milli Reasurans Gallery, Tesvikiye
Tike Levent
Pandeli The Spice Market, Eminonu
Lokal Tunel

CORNUCOPIA Issue 28
Caucasian Peoples
2003

Last ritesp119 Andrew Finkel
Vodka and tears p119 Owen Matthews
Sofra so good p120 Christopher Ryan

Ismet Baba and Asude Kuzguncuk
Asir and Haci Salih Beyoglu
Hamdi Eminonu
Hanedan Besiktas
Borsa Harbiye
Angel Uskudar
Rejans Galatasaray
Sofra and Ozer London

CORNUCOPIA Issue 29
Ottoman Gardens
2003

Open season p122 Andrew Finkel
Rich pickings p122/3 Hettie Judah
Northern delights p123 Christopher Ryan

Kordon Cengelkoy, Istanbul
Tango Kalkan
Bahce Kas
Loft
Istanbul Convention Hall
Laila and Reina Kurucesme
Anjelique Buz Ortakoy
Nagile Edinburgh, Scotland

CORNUCOPIA Issue 30, 2003/04
Early Journeys
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Natural selection p122 Andrew Finkel
The boho's new clothes p124 Hettie Judah

Mavi Yunus Balik Lokantasi Silifke
Bursa Iskambe Salonlari Bursa
Bina and Simdi Cafe Beyoglu
The House Cafe Tesvikiye
Soda Tepebasi
Cafe Smyrna Cihangir

CORNUCOPIA Issue 31, 2004
The Turks of China
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A hearty breakfast p112 Andrew Finkel

Lebeni Diyabekir Evi, Tuccarlar and Kamer Mutfagi Diyarbekir
Kusleme and Imam Cagdas Gazientep
Ciya Sofrasi Kadikoy, Istanbul
Tugra Ciragan Palace, Istanbul

CORNUCOPIA Issue 32, 2004
Istanbul: The Connoisseur's Guide
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Istanbul on a plate p128
Andrew Finkel, Hettie Judah and Anastasia Ashman

Listings and reviews for the best estaurants in: The Old City, The New City, The Bosphorus, The European Shore, The Anatolian Shore, The Prince's Islands and more.

CORNUCOPIA Issue 33, 2005
Great Exhibitions
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Mezes: starting from the top p124
Andrew Finkel
Smoothies p126
Hettie Judah

Refik, Saki, Asir, Akbaba, Yakup 2, 360, and Dilara's Abra Cadabra all in Beyoglu
Despina Kurtulus
Changa Taksim
Safran Beyoglu
Lokanta Tepebasi, Beyoglu

CORNUCOPIA Issue 34, 2005
Ottoman Kaftans
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Beyond the skewer p124
Andrew Finkel
Culinary campaign p126
Christopher and Frances Ryan

Umami and Mabeyin Istanbul
Imam Cagdas Gazientep
Zeytinya Washington DC
Damal Kebap, Sille Konagi, Kosk Lokantasi and Cero restaurant Konya
Ikbal Lokantasi Afyon
Kadir'in Yeri Beyoglu, Istanbul

CORNUCOPIA Issue 36, 2006
A Beauty on the Bosphorus
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The sweet taste of excess p125
Andrew Finkel and Christopher & Frances Ryan

Konyali Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul
Cezayir Beyoglu, Istanbul
Gulizar Konukevi, Altinsis Et Lokantasi, Sembol Ciger Salonu, Haci Baba Sanliurfa
Erdoba Konak and Kebabci Rido Mardin

CORNUCOPIA Issue 37, 2007
Woven Treasures
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With a view to a thrill p126
Andrew Finkel

Mikla The Marmara Pera Hotel, Istanbul
Istanbul Modern Cafe Tophane, Istanbul
Sinbin Etiler, Istanbul

CORNUCOPIA Issue 38, 2007
Bursa
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Tales from the top tables p125
Andrew Finkel

Gilt Harvey Nichols, Levent, Istanbul
Emre Mermer'in Dukkan Kucukarmutlu, Istanbul

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