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Jan's Birthday Dinner at Rosario

Double Birthday Dinner, Twice

October 14, 2017 by A. Cemal Ekin
Jan's Birthday Dinner at Rosario

On October 12 and 13, we celebrated Ergun’s and Jan’s birthdays with dinners. The first was at Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant in the Moda district of Istanbul. It was my and Jan’s first visit to Cibalikapi, and we both enjoyed the place and the food very much. It is a decent size restaurant with a wide appetizer selection and seasonal local fish. Our friends Oya and Ersan also joined us, although Ersan’s wife Yuksel had a big cold and had to stay home.

The variety of appetizers we had as starters, as is the custom in Turkey, was extensive and all of them were delicious. Space was conducive for carrying on a conversation with the ceiling being covered with foam, a pleasant change from the general practice. Service was prompt and efficient. The fish they served was lufer, fresh, and tasted as good as the appetizers. I know truly little about fish, I looked up the translation and it came up as bluefish.

The next day, on Jan’s actual birthday, we went to the local Italian restaurant Rosario. The service started with an olive oil plate with a few dried tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and garlic bread served in an edible bowl made of flatbread. Ergun ordered a nice Chianti for the table and a Bomonti beer for Jan. My niece Ekin also joined us for dinner, in fact, she drove us to the restaurant. Then came the very thinly sliced dried veal with mozzarella, a particularly good way to start the meal. A little later, they served a few pieces of homemade tortellini. We ordered our meals; Jan and I each had a delicious pasta dish. As a big coincidence, Merve, his wife Sirin, and their daughter Inci were sitting a few tables away from us. He is the son of Ersan, who was with us the day before.

Happy birthday to Ergun, happy birthday to Jan!

Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant
Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant
Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant
Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant
Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant, Ergun with his birthday gifts
Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant, Jan with her birthday gift
Day 1 - Cibalikapi Fish Restaurant, Ergun and Binnaz
Day 2 - Rosario
Day 2 - Rosario
Day 2 - Rosario
Day 2 - Rosario
Day 2 - Rosario - Merve, Inci, Sirin
Day 2 - Rosario - Inci, Sirin
Day 2 - Rosario - Merve, Inci, Sirin
Day 2 - Rosario

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  1. Binnaz Melin

    October 14, 2017 at 7:54 am

    Doğum günleri, Merve, Şirin ve ufaklık buluşması, her şey ‘cuk’ oturmuş, Objektifine, anlatımına sağlık sevgili Cemal.

    • Cemal Ekin

      October 14, 2017 at 7:55 am

      Evet, guzel iki gun gecirdik, sagolun.

      Cemal

  2. Jude

    October 14, 2017 at 8:21 am

    Mutlu yıllar Jan!! (furkan ergün) :-)

    • Cemal Ekin

      October 14, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      Jude, our trip to Turkey has improved your Turkish! See you when we return next Saturday.

      Take care,

      Cemal

  3. Binnaz Melin

    October 14, 2017 at 8:36 am

    Her iki gece de unutulmaz anılarla doldu taştı! Merve ve Şirin ve İnci de Rosario’ya büyük katkıda bulundular.

  4. Haluk Atamal

    October 14, 2017 at 12:41 pm

    Bu mutlu anların isabeti sizlerin güzel yüreklerinizin sayesinde.

    Lüfer bluefish mi bilmiyorum ama aklıma bir anım geldi: Lisede fizik dersine gelen ve fakat İngilizcesi iyi olmayan bir öğretmenimiz dürbün’ün karşılığı olan binoculars’ı hatırlayamayınca, “something you look through, makes things closer” gibisinden bir laf etmişti. Biz de serserilik yapıp, “dyurbyuunz hocam” demiştik. O da tasdik etmişti.

    Yani luufer de diyebilirdin :)

    Sevgi ve hasret dolu selamlarımla.

    Haluk

    • Cemal Ekin

      October 14, 2017 at 2:27 pm

      Haluk, benim dedigim gibi balik bilgim kilcikli olmasinin otesine gitmez. O nedenle luufer veya loofer da diyebilirdim, haklisin.

      Istanbul’dan selam ve sevgiler,

      Cemal

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