Comfort Foods: A Global Pastry Journey

Pastries. Of any kind. Sweet or savoury. Filled with chocolate, cinnamon or cheese. A fresh chocolate croissant. A warm, tangy, chewy cheese croissant. A fluffy butter croissant topped with homemade jam. A cinnamon bun smothered in icing. Nutella Crepes. A sticky pecan butter tart. Flaky layers of a Millefeuille Alle Fragole . Spanakopita pie. And…

Istanbul, Türkiye – You Know, That Time There…

I arrived late at night and didn’t notice where I was exactly within this major city of Türkiye. Istanbul sits on both continents of Europe and Asia. I will make a guess I flew into the larger Istanbul Airport on the European side of Türkiye, because of my international travel back to Canada after my…