W O N D E R C A T S

 
KRITCHI FAMILY
D E T A I L S

20.12.2016

Cihangir

6 COURSE MENU

w/ Wine pairing

S T O R Y

WHAT HAPPENNED

Our first dinner took place in a 115-year-old Greek-Ottoman building (Heirloom Istanbul) in Cihangir, Beyoglu. The dinner told the tragic story of Michel Kritchi and his family through the six-course menu with wine pairings. Kirici, a member of the community of Italians and Greeks who have been residing in the Pera area for 1000 years, built this six-story brick mansion in the late 1890s and completed it in 1902, in hopes of having his family call this building “home” for generations. Our guests were given the tour of the building by its new owners. During the tour, guests heard the story of how Michel Kritchi and his family went from living a happy, prosperous, and peaceful life to being forced to leave the country during the Istanbul Pogrom, also known as the Istanbul Riots or September Events – organized mob attacks directed primarily at Istanbul's Greek minority on 6–7 September 1955.
M E N U
Marriage

Green cucumber olives and crusty pastrami marinated on a cheese mortar prepared for fresh and dry garden yards in transparent cucumber cask.

Kavaklıdere Misket 2015, Pendore Bağları, Kemaliye – İç Ege

Madam’s House

Jerusalem artichoke soup; Dark rom marinated beetroot, buffalo milk, baked celery root and king carrot. Fresh celery leaves and sunchoke chips to finish.

Kritchi Family

Parmesan discs on a fresh uncooked kale saled with smoked pepper and lime config vinaigrette.

Selection Narince Emir 2013 –  Orta Anadolu, Tokat ve Kapadokya

Rhodos Dream

Sea bass and cedar filling in apple slices; with pomegranate sauce and grains.

Côtes d’Avanos Chardonnay-Narince 2015 – Côtes d’Avanos Bağları, Kapadokya

1955

Short ribs; 2 different sauces – port reduction, accompanied with fresh garlic roe, accompanied with sautéed oyster mushroom and Nino Bakery sourdough bread.

Pendore Syrah 2012 – Pendore Bağları, Ege Bölgesi, Kemaliye

Xmas Joy

Christmas carrot cake with lavender kefir cream and carrot candy chips.

Tatlı Sert Narince 2001 – Tokat

G A L L E R Y