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EATING THROUGH LOCKDOWN

Published Sep 26, 2022 Updated Sep 26, 2022 Gastronomy

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EATING THROUGH LOCKDOWN

Kay (Karen Patricia) Redrup

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Lockdown was severe in Istanbul. No sooner had Wuhan shut down, then we did. We are a city that never sleep:, social and always out - in cafes, bars and tea-gardens. How were we to cope with lockdown? I made a quick call to my close friend David, permanently stationed in Bangkok, but who was on mission for the UN in Eastern Turkey at the time. "Dave, they are closing Istanbul's borders at midnight, if you don't get here now you will be shut out". And so, my bubble was formed, Dave, my son and myself. Every evening Dave, skilled at many things but not cooking, came over for dinner. After which we'd go for a walk down the quiet streets until curfew where he'd drop me off at my house before scuttling back to his home a few doors down. Some days, lockdown was even more severe and I'd prepare