Istanbul's best Turkish restaurants - CNN.com: "What happened to the national cuisines of the Ottoman Empire's various ethnic groups? And at the Topkapi Palace, surely the chefs rose above kebabs and mezes to keep the sultan well fed?
Only recently have a few restaurants begun to answer those questions. Through research in Ottoman archives and out in the provinces, chefs and restaurant owners have salvaged dishes that seemed lost to history and resurrected ancient Ottoman, regional, and home cooking.
Today, they have pioneered a string of genuine Turkish restaurants. Here are six of the best such locales."
