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Buontalenti Gelateria Dem Moda

Moda branch of modern teahouse “Dem” has renewed its
menu and decoration at the same time. Walls of the teahouse
are now covered in works of artists who live in Moda. Tea
is the common theme of all those pieces. As a part of this
new concept, young artist Eda Soylu has carried her ‘Wallpa-
per’ project to the walls of Dem Moda, where she combined
cement with flowers. Ebru Yalkın created a piece in which
she used teabags. Dem Moda is famous for their legendary
cheesecakes, but the changes in the menu mainly focus on
simit (Turkish bagel) products. Simit on skewers, simit brus-
chetta, Smith Benedict with avocado and poached eggs are
only some of the new creative flavors where simit plays the
leading role.
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İstanbul

The venue is named after Buontalenti, an architect, chef
and sculptor who lived in Florence in the 16th century. On
the order of Medici family, Buontalenti needed to prepare
a cold dessert, and he discovers gelato by adding sugar,
cream and milk to the standard ice-cream of the time which
used to be prepared with ice and fruit only. This recipe be-
comes so popular that it spreads out into Europe.

The real artisan gelato can be eaten in all four seasons
thanks to the intense flavor it leaves on the palate without
any cold residues due to its soft texture. It is a highly nu-
trient dessert. Association of artisan ice-cream makers in
Italy accepts a certain level of sugar, cream and solid ma-
terials to be put in gelato. In order to make real ice-cream,
this consistency should be caught. Buontalenti Gelateria
makes its gelatos by adhering to those rules and standards.
According to Elio Rinaldi, Italian chef and gelato trainer
who is behind the recipes of Buontalenti Gelateria, one of
them most important features of gelato that was discovered
in Northern Italia is the fact that it is low calorie; because,
the amount of cream is fifty percent lower compared to
classical ice-cream. Rinaldi says that everyone from babies
to elders can eat gelato with peace of mind.

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İstanbul