Garidopilafo Turkish Delights Story & Images By Bradley Hawks Turkish delights are no longer just the rosewater sugary sweets offered to Edmund by The White Witch in Narnia. The soft pink confections have stepped out of the wardrobe and onto the wooden cutting board of the Grilled Halloumi platter at Ovelia. Known in Turkey as loukoumi, the rose petal confections are plated alongside dried figs, offering a sweet contrast to the salty cheese and savory slices of bastourma—a cured and air-dried pastrami-like beef. “My family actually originates from Anatolia, a region of Turkey,” Chef- Owner Peter Giannakis explained. During a recent vacation to Greece, Giannakis discovered a restaurant serving Anatolian cuisine. “It was delicious,” he said, “and it reminded me of a lot of flavors from home, so I decided to add a little bit of that to our menu.” While Ovelia remains one of the neighborhood’s most respected 50 I BOROMAG.COM I APRIL 2016 50 I BOROMAG.COM I FOOD + DRINK
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