Caustic commentary from emerging and declining empires. Mostly the latter.
Not my circus. Not my monkeys. Living in Nice, FR for a decade, but often in the Ligurian Alps of Piemonte. Once an Istanbullu, always an Istanbullu. I like textiles and food, the Med coast of Italy/FR and other difficult places.
Each newsletter is a dispatch from a single locationโit could be a city or a hotel, a valley or a cafรฉโsomewhere between Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Every issue will include reading recommendations, a unique recipe and underreported tales.
Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.
The inside track from Paris by Mouth. Everything you need to know about where to eat in Paris.