Gigibaba

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• Gigibaba

  Ultimate Melbourne

  Sunday, August 02, 2009

  The race is on to secure a zebra-striped bar stool for tasty Turkish food. Think spiced lamb cutlets with sea salt and oregano or squab with Jerusalem artichoke puree. Relaxed, casual, easy on the wallet.

  
  

• Gigibaba

  Matt Preston, Reviewer

  Thursday, November 20, 2008

  LOOK, I don't want to laden too much of the weight of expectation onto the shoulders of Ismail Tosun, but he has opened a place in Melbourne as exciting as any of the other recent interstate arrivals.

  The quixotic young Turkish chef ran Eminem in Perth, a restaurant of such intrigue and reputation that I flew across the country to eat there twice. Fame took its toll and after moving to grander premises he got sick of cooking and walked out. Eighteen months later he's back in his home town serving excellent, modern Turkish bar food in Collingwood. Gigibaba may be one of the year's lowest-profile openings, but it's humming after only a couple of weeks. Most squeeze onto stools along the marble-topped bar, but there's a low table at the back of the room where a wall-mounted carpet has been cut to fit the space and large mono images of old Turkey stare out. There are also a few tables with zebra pattern chairs in a little boudoir-like space by the velvet curtain-framed front window.

  Source: The Age

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  Full review on The Age

• Gigibaba

  TheAgeRestaurants

  Thursday, February 05, 2009

  HERE'S a parable for contemporary Melbourne. It's 7.30pm on a Friday. You front up alone to a hot new bar-cum-Turkish-mezze place; it doesn't take reservations but it's getting some serious word-of-mouth action.

  The friendly waitress seats you at the communal table opposite six cheery 30-something professional types (you can tell by their specs) and you're just getting started on the wine list, hoping your mates show up soon, when there's a tap on your shoulder. It's a man in an orange T-shirt. He's accusing you of pushing in front of him at the front door to claim the last four seats. The ensuing conversation goes something like this:

  Source: The Age

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  Full review on The Age

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