Turkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine and can be described as a fusion and refinement of Mediterranean, Central Asian, Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. It is extremely healthy cuisine providing many vegetarian dishes (cooked in olive oil) and salads as well as fish, chicken and of course meats especially lamb.

Mezes are ...

Ring in the New Year, with your family and friends, at Turkuaz Restaurant.

Prix-Fixe dinner menu...

Live Music...

Belly dance show...

Turkish dances all throughout the night starting from 9:00pm...

A glass of champagne at midnight...

Last days to make your reservation. Call 212-665-9541...

New addition to our Signature Sunday Brunches...

Pogaca - Farmers Bread

Try it next Sunday, between 11:00am - 3:30pm, during our open buffet brunch. Here are some more pictures...

Herbs and spices have been used by mankind since ancient times for a variety of purposes. Sometimes a wild flower, the bark of a great tree or the fruit of a bush, spices show infinite variety in their form, characteristics and function.

It is generally believe that spices were first used in the Far East. The spread of spices used since antiquity in China and India to all corners of ...

Due to its rich natural vegetation, Turkey is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of fruit production. Its regional differences in climate and soil type provided a ready environment for the cultivation of fruit as well as vegetables. One may find hundreds of varieties of a single fruit, this is especially true in Turkey for fruits such as pears, apples and grapes.

Dried Food

Blackeyed Peas
Börülce

A member of the bean famıly (Fabaceae), in Turkey they are used in various ways: fresh like green beans and fresh shelled like green peas, but mostly in their dried form.

Ramadan, the month of fasting, is starting this year on August 21, 2009. During the course of this special month, families will be joined at the dinner table twice during a day. The first will start on the Arefe night, where they will eat before the sun goes up (sahur) and then they will be together again for the dinner following the sundown (iftar).



Some dishes like, borek, baklava, gullac will be even more popular during this period. In the evening hours, people will eat and gain back energy, and then in the night time, they will eat food that will keep them full during the day, without making them too thirsty.

Ramadan is a meaningful month, when we all apreciate how important food is for us all.

Have a great month of Ramadan.