Yigal Schleifer discusses his adventures exploring the culinary backstreets of Istanbul and the city’s traditional and authentic food scene. 

The co-author of “Istanbul Eats,” an award-winning blog and best-selling guidebook to eating in Istanbul, Schleifer will discuss what makes Istanbul such a unique culinary destination and what Istanbul’s culinary traditions tell us about the city’s rich history.

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Join journalist Yigal Schleifer as he discusses his adventures exploring the culinary backstreets of Istanbul and the city’s traditional and authentic food scene. The co-author of “Istanbul Eats,” an award-winning blog and best-selling guidebook to eating in Istanbul, Schleifer will discuss what makes Istanbul such a unique culinary destination and what Istanbul’s culinary traditions tell us about the city’s rich history.

Yigal Schleifer is a Washington-based journalist and analyst covering Turkey. He is also the co-founder of “Istanbul Eats,” a blog covering Istanbul’s authentic dining scene and the author of “The Turko-File,” a blog about Turkish foreign and domestic affairs on Eurasianet.org. He was based in Istanbul between 2002 and 2010, where he worked as a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and the English-language service of the German Press Agency (DPA).