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It would be hard for me to eat these flavors every single day.ĭuck and date kebabs were served over a squash puree. It was tasty, yet foreign, and wasn't quite comfort food for me. Because I seldom eat Turkish cuisine, there is a part of me that's not used to these flavors. Fresh Shisito peppers are deep fried and tossed in a fragrant mix of floral spices. I really enjoyed the Spicy Peppers with peanut dukkah ($8). While we waited, we ordered a few items off of the 'Meyhanes' snacks portion of the menu, like these crispy fried Hot Dates, which were filled with warm goat cheese and topped with crushed pistachio in a cranberry-harissa sauce. It's something to note - definitely give yourself a bit more time to circle for parking if needed. Bryan had a pretty hard time looking for parking. On that particular day, my friends and I arrived earlier than Bryan did. These were delicious - creamy, savory, yet surprisingly tart - the perfect little bite to whet our appetites. It's sort of like Chinese dim sum, but without the carts.Īna Sortun is known for her famous deviled eggs at Oleana, so it's no surprise that these Black Truffle Pine Nut Deviled Eggs were floating around on trays as a special that night.

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There are also servers walking around with trays full of special dishes not on the menu, which you can instantly grab and enjoy. There's a decent noise level - just enough that if the one-year old starts screaming, it's not the biggest deal in the world. The ambiance is warm, casual, and convivial. The cozy, brick-covered interior serves as a welcomed contrast from the pouring rain outside. We showed up one rainy evening with two friends (plus a one-year old!). Again, in Somerville.īryan and I decided to cross the border into Somerville to visit Sarma after hearing some great things about it. At the end of 2013, she opened up Sarma, a small-plates ('mezes') type restaurant modeled after the traditional meyhanes of Turkey. In 2013, they opened up their second restaurant Bronwyn, a more casual tavern featuring German, Central and Eastern European food, also in Somerville.Īnd now there's Ana Sortun, chef-owner of the notorious hard-to-book Oleana in Cambridge.

Food, yet another one of Cambridge's best restaurants. And then there's Chef Tim Wiechmann and his wife Bronwyn Wiechmann, co-owners of T.W.

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