Stories from Süleymaniye, kitchen notes, and moments on the Bosphorus.
In Istanbul dinner at nine is ordinary and the street food comes out after midnight. A guide to eating late, from meyhane tables to kokoreç and rooftop lounges.
The Golden Horn, Haliç in Turkish, was Istanbul's harbour for centuries. Here is its story, its bridges and shores, and the best hour to look down on it.
What it means to host a celebration at Moss: a long table on the Süleymaniye terrace, a warm host who treats the room like home, and the Bosphorus as the setting.
What gives Moss its feel: a Süleymaniye rooftop where the mosque silhouette meets the Bosphorus, warm light after dark, and an elegance guests describe as Ortaköy brought up the hill.
One terrace in Süleymaniye, eighteen hours long. How a day at Moss moves from the first morning simit to the last nargile under the city lights.
How one idea, carried for years, brought the quiet of historic Süleymaniye and the Bosphorus view together on a single terrace above the old city.
The long-table philosophy: pairing food with a Bosphorus view across an unhurried meal, where the table is the centre and the view is the setting.
A practical guide to photographing the Bosphorus and Istanbul's old city: golden hour and blue hour timing, rooftop versus shoreline angles, mosques, ferries, and low-light tips.
What the Bosphorus feels like after dark: the city lights on the water, the night ferries, the old city glittering below a terrace rail, and the quiet that settles over Istanbul.
What a rooftop evening in Süleymaniye is really like: the quiet old streets, the terrace view to the water, the call to prayer at dusk, and a meal that runs late.
