Thursday, October 14, 2010
GOODBYE AND HELLO
SADLY MAYA & KAY'S KITCHEN IS NO MORE. At least no more a restaurant. Maya has gone through a rough time with an illness that requires continual treatment. Incorporated with this is the difficult to get around licensing laws. Our street is registered as residential and all efforts (including offers of our body) has not worked in getting that changed (if only were had been 20 years younger it may well be different). We have been primarily an evening restaurant and frankly if you can't enjoy a glass of wine with our superb food then it isn't much fun. Plus, imagine Our Murder Game nights without our vodka cocktail. Thus we decided to close shop. Maya is working out what is best for her and may well move back to her native Georgia. I will continue to do the home catering business and cooking shcool I do and will change this blog to incorporate all those great recipes everyone has been desperate to get their hands on that they have tasted over the years at the restaurant. I hope you'll hang around to join us in our private parties that will continue in homes throughout Istanbul (including mine).
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Oh noooo!! I've been over to the restaurant several times in the last while to find it closed, but I was hoping it was just temporary... I tried to call now as I wanted to book a table for tonight and then I saw this link. I'm so sorry that one of my absolute favorite restaurants in Istanbul is no more. Please give my regards to Maya, hope she is OK. The best of luck to both of you, I sincerely hope Istanbul hasn't yet tasted the last of your fabulous cooking....
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Anne forgive me for taking so long to respond to you. As you can see the outside catering continues as do small soirees in my home. At the moment I am negotiating a space that hopes to bring you cooking classes, theme night meals and social gatherings with food. I hope that helps and thank you for being so kind in your comments.
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