Stop by for everything from an authentic Turkish brunch to an extensive Turkish kebab menu and Halal American-inspired favorites like burgers For under $22 enjoy a heaping plate of halal Turkish food in Allston at Turkish Lazuri Cafe The “Adana Kebab,” one of Lazuri Cafe’s bestselling plates comes with two juicy grilled lamb skewers prepared with authentic Turkish spices Turkish Lazuri Cafe is serving up even more of its delicious View this post on Instagram A post shared by Turkish Lazuri Café (@turkishlazuricafe) there’s an extensive assortment at Lazuri Cafe so those observing a halal diet can order easily while everyone can enjoy the delicious flavors of the Mediterranean and Black Seas Among the most popular brunch options is “Kahvalti Tabagi,” a $17 massive Turkish breakfast plate with all the works Complement your Turkish breakfast with an authentic Turkish coffee prepared in Copper cezve Pide—a baked Turkish flatbread with an oval, boat-like appearance—comes in eight different flavors at Lazuri Cafe. Get whichever you’re feeling, or try the Gozleme, a stuffed flatbread with ground beef, feta, and spinach. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Turkish Lazuri Café (@turkishlazuricafe) Manti, Turkish dumplings filled with beef and topped with a smooth garlic yogurt and butter are an immediate crowd pleaser. For entrees, try one of the authentic Turkish kebab options like kofte, Doner, or Adana. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Turkish Lazuri Café (@turkishlazuricafe) All the food and dessert is made in house, so there’s really no wrong choices. Turkish Lazuri Cafe’s signature baked kunefe—a dessert with gooey cheese sandwiched between homemade sweet crispy pastry dough, baked and drizzled with simple syrup— tantalizes all the textures. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Turkish Lazuri Café (@turkishlazuricafe) Kazandibi a burnt milk pudding is another delicacy we recommend for dessert Imagine a sunny corner cafe with tiny outdoor tables where there are always people milling about and chatting A place that is open until 3 in the morning six days a week the menu is full of items you won't find anywhere else and the bakery cases are full of colorful treats Is the smell of falafel drifting from a Mediterranean cafe and this trip is courtesy of Turkish Lazuri CafÃ© whose menu is a true culinary passport to Turkey The menu showcases Lazuri's dedication to using only the freshest ingredients that deciding what to order was not easy (if you are vegan Some items were incorrectly flagged as vegan) we ordered two Turkish teas ($1.95 - the first cup is free) Portions here are commensurate with the prices; this was enough food for two lunches for each of us This is the part of the review where we usually describe the ambience that we took in while we waited aromatic steam rising from the traditional tulip-shaped tea mugs and curling prettily in the wash of sunlight Turkish tea is brewed over heat for an extended period of time and as a result is generally rich in tannins Many drinkers offset the astringency by adding sugar Since we were served a lighter concentration and its warmth was extremely welcome after coming in from the cold We ordered the orange flavored Turkish soda which ended up being pretty much a standard orange soda though at least one of us thought it tasted more truly orangeâ€‘y than some which might be due to it containing a small amount of actual orange juice The Lazuri veggie bowl arrived within minutes of the tea we were enveloped in the tantalizing aroma of fresh herbs and spices a symphony of flavors we were only too happy to experience and the falafel was crispy on the outside and still tender within accentuating the flavors of each ingredient instead of masking them The veggie casserole and shepherd salad were vibrant with that freshness making us sip our tea and then drawing us back in for more The baba ghanoush could not have been a more perfect balance of eggplant and sesame you can have different flavors and textures in every bite you take The roasted vegetables on top were well seasoned with just enough cheese sprinkled over to add richness and saltiness It had us saying all kinds of things as we tried to put our enjoyment into words Consider; "pizza could never" and "this is food that makes you reconsider whether or not you've ever had it before." Lazuri is located in the heart of Allston Village surrounded by restaurants where you can get types of food that you cannot get anywhere else It is so nice to see Lazuri carrying on with that tradition From the mouth-watering freshness of our meal to the quiet music that plays over the speakers our visit to Turkish Lazuri CafÃ© truly left us feeling transported Review from the Independent Review Crew Like the job UHub is doing? Consider a contribution By Jeff F Sat My daughter and I checked out Lazuri CafÃ© the day she moved into the neighborhood a few months ago We didnâ€™t have a full meal - just had coffee and shared a dessert - but we were both impressed by the comfortable seating interesting ambiance and the sincere hospitality This review has reminded me that we had made a note to go back for a real meal - which weâ€™ll do now as soon as we can If you like what we're up to and want to help out please consider a (completely non-deductible) contribution Copyright by Adam Gaffin and by content posters.Advertise | About Universal Hub | Contact | Privacy and specialty shops will be popping up all over Boston this year here are some of the ones we're most excited for Located at the Porter Square Hotel in the former Colette space Margeaux offers a unique dining concept featuring sophisticated southern food “flights” with trios of small plates that encourage sampling various dishes The restaurant serves a menu inspired by New England and New Orleans cuisines Recently expanded to a new, larger location to accommodate high demand, Turkish Lazuri Cafe is a delicious full-service Turkish restaurant offering authentic Mediterranean cuisine for breakfast The kitchen is spearheaded by Chef Ziya to bring traditional home-style Turkish food to Allston at the cafe run by a family who emigrated from a small town in Turkey and their signature “Lazuri Special” – a massive platter of various Halal meats “Gaia,” translates to “earth.” Kaia located in the South End’s luxury residential building welcomes guests to enjoy elevated Greek cuisine inspired by the earth and sea Now open at: 2 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Boston Uncovered (@boston_uncovered) Pop-Up Bagels brings its unique bagel-making approach from Connecticut and New York to Boston in its first permanent location in the 617 The shop offers a variety of hot bagels and weekly rotating “schmears” with a distinctive style of serving freshly baked bagels directly over the counter without slicing or spreading Bringing a completely different cuisine to Beacon Hill, Taco Azul is Boston’s newest spot for fresh guac and tacos from Forbes 30 Under 30 Food & Drink awardee Tacos are served on fresh house made blue corn tortillas with options like Quesa-Birria and Shrimp Al Pastor H is a new Chinese restaurant opened by COJE the group behind popular Boston spots like Coquette The restaurant offers Chinese-inspired dishes including dumplings and noodles in a swanky Shanghainese lounge The NYC famous Korean-American gastropub brings its popular food to Boston Seaport this year Menu highlights include the legendary cheeseburger with kimchi special sauce and double-fried chicken thigh Opening in the former space of Cambridge’s beloved Craigie on Main Fallow Kin aims to revolutionize “eating your veggies.” Menu items on the vegetable-centric restaurant from the Talulla Team & Chef Marcos Sanchez featuring James-Beard nominated Chef The new spots plans to pay homage to Craigie on Main The restaurant also adds another spot to Boston’s low/zero-waste dining scene Opening this year at Back Bay’s historic Lenox Hotel, Juniper & Ivy brings New England-inspired American cuisine in the space formerly occupied by City Table The restaurant will be lead by Chef Daniel Kenney Turkish breakfast is the original girl dinner the artfully composed plates of delicious thises and thats that became a TikTok trend last year Turkish breakfast can happen as soon as you wake up I’ve dreamed of traveling to Turkey for so many years and still haven’t made it there I’d love to see the fairy chimney landscapes of Cappadocia as hot-air balloons float overhead like magic mushrooms and soak in the pools of Pamukkale — but mostly I want to wander the streets of Istanbul and eat In the meantime, I head to Allston. On Cambridge Street, you’ll find a Turkish-breakfast sandwich: Turkish Lazuri Cafe to one side, Coffee Turco to the other with a Roxy’s Grilled Cheese in the middle separating the two storefronts Turkish breakfast is a spread indeed: eggs It’s ideal for sharing with someone you love talking with It allows the attention to be momentarily divided and waffles piled high with toppings for another day and order the Turkish serpme breakfast for two ($49.95) the sesame-studded bread that looks like a bagel; savory pogaca buns filled with cheese; and baguette slices can be adorned with strawberry jam On the side are two metal skillets with scrolled handles: One contains an omelet inset with sliced sujuk soft and mild scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers strong Turkish coffee in a pretty patterned cup with a few squares of lokum — Turkish delight — placed in the saucer to sweeten the deal which hosts supper clubs and more at local restaurants you can purchase the ingredients to make your own Turkish breakfast at home which is not a cafe but a casual restaurant with a long menu of specialties Siblings Dilara and Kenan Canca work there learned to cook from his chef father in Turkey Ziya and an uncle were longtime partners in Brookline Family Restaurant now called Anatolia Kebab House (and still run by the uncle) Ziya and Fatma were driving for Uber Eats and discovered the open Allston storefront and we’re still running strong as a family,” Rifat says “Lazuri” means “the people of Laz”; the restaurant’s name is a tribute to the family’s origins is available in small ($15.95) and large ($19.95) and pita with cheese; it’s worth sizing up to the large some pretty delicious dried apricots and walnuts But you’d be remiss to stop with breakfast when the rest of the menu tempts with lentil soup The Lazuri dinner ($21.95) gives you a choice of chicken kebabs plus rice and meze (the baba ghanoush is smoky and good) There are also daily specials (such as chickpea stew with lamb) The Turkish coffee comes in another pretty patterned cup with a sweet on the saucer (on a recent visit You’ll need the strong brew to stay up until 3 a.m. when it’s time for Turkish breakfast again Coffee Turco, 483 Cambridge St., Allston, 857-498-1301, Instagram @coffee.turco. 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Justice for Lazuri: Killer sentenced for murdering Covington mother in 2017by WKRC (WKRC) - The man convicted of fatally shooting a woman and wounding her father in their car was sentenced Friday to 70 years in prison Investigators believed Jermaine Beamon killed Lazuri Collins because of a dispute he had with her boyfriend Despite a number of people in the area at the time of the shooting, Kenton Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders said no one admitted to witnessing it. They always suspected Beamon because of that dispute but without a witness placing him at the scene, they couldn't prosecute. That changed, when a man who detectives knew was there at the time of the shooting got arrested and cooperated with police. That man identified Beamon as the shooter. Another person, a federal inmate, testified Beamon admitted to him to being the shooter and asked him for money while he hid from police Sanders expressed his frustration that it took so long for an arrest and conviction in the case involving the mother of three. Collins, 24, got her GED and was going to Gateway to try to provide for her family. "Justice for Lazuri would have come a lot sooner if we'd had more cooperation from the start," said Sanders in a news release. "The Covington Police stood up for Lazuri when others wouldn't and it's their dedication that put her killer in prison!" Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world. See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. A statue of a Laz man and woman in Artvin Screen shot taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feXQb1HV024 there was a kingdom stretching from the west of what is today Georgia all the way to Russia's Sochi and Turkey's Rize a subdivision of the central administrative structure ruled by the Sultan In 1982, all minority languages were forbidden from being taught at Turkish schools. In 2009, UNESCO reported that Lazuri was among Turkey's 15 languages in danger of becoming extinct In 2010, Anita McNaught visited Rize's villages and noted that Lazuri was mostly spoken by the elderly and was rarely used in its written form Also in 2010, Laz scholar İsmail Bucaklişi, who had co-authored the first-ever Lazuli dictionary, told Al Jazeera that the decline of the Laz language was tied to how people see the language itself “Turkish is perceived as a language of modernity and commercial success,” he said Indeed, UNESCO points out that the lack of intergenerational language transmission and community members’ own attitudes towards their language are key factors contributing to language extinction The lack of documentation or use in the media as well as unsupportive governmental attitudes But Lazuri has experienced a slow revival from 1999 when Turkey began talks to accede to the European Union, a process that requires implementing protections for ethnic minorities As a result, a series of reforms have since been passed, including in education. In 2002, the Law on Teaching and Education of Foreign Languages was amended to enable “learning of different languages and dialects traditionally used by Turkish citizens in their daily lives.” there has been a range of local initiatives and passionate individuals who have strived to preserve the Laz culture and language Despite a court decision that later ruled in favor of the magazine, internal disagreements prevented the publication to continue, according to the Wikipedia entry about Ogni In 2000, some of the former editorial team of Ogni launched the magazine Mjora (“Sun”), but that was also short-lived became the author of the first-ever novel published in Lazuri which means “fire,” follows the life of a 7-year-old boy after he loses his parents in a car crash Murğulişi is a native of Rize and began writing in Lazuri during his university years In an interview with Sabah newspaper in 2011 he argued Lazuri was “also a literary language with its unique vocabulary and grammar.” A more recent initiative was the creation, in 2013, of the Laz Insitute in İstanbul, with 37 founders and many supporters and volunteers. In the institute's inauguration ceremony, co-founder Prof. Mehmet Bekaroğlu explained what they had in store: We will collect all cultural activities under one umbrella We will work on the Lazuri language and will be preparing school books We are planning to contact universities to educate Laz teachers we would like to organize a Lazuri Congress we are planning to contact Ankara for a Lazuri TV station In 2014, the Institute cooperated with the Ministry of Education to create a suitable syllabus for teaching Lazuri in secondary schools in addition to textbooks for middle school students. Turkey introduced minority languages as an elective subject in public schools in 2012 The first schools to teach Lazuri were in Vitze (Fındıklı), a district in Rize, and Arkabi (Artvin), on the coast of the Black Sea. These two public school courses started with 65 students at the start, reaching 214 in total over time In 2018, the institute also created a Lazuri teaching program Students all over Turkey can request Lazuri classes at their school there are still very few Lazuri teachers available and many schools discourage students from pursuing studies in this language An academic article published in 2018 said: When students choose an elective course in Laz the administration in many schools tries to persuade them to change their minds by claiming that the school cannot find a teacher or that an insufficient number of students will enroll the course As one Non-Governmental Organization working on the subject of the Laz language has noted “local education authorities advise students and their families not to choose the Living Languages and Dialects elective language courses.” In 2020, Laz Institute launched the EU-funded project Network of Laz and Circassian Civil Societies. The project's coordinator Eylem Bostanci told Global Voices in an interview that the institute “will be producing practical and learning materials enriched by graphics and music so that children and the young people can learn their mother language.” One of the most famous musicians in Turkey and a supporter of the preservation of Lazuri was singer Kazım Koyuncu His rock band Zuğaşi Berepe sang lyrics in Lazuri he continued to sing in both Turkish and Lazuri The beauty of the Laz language can be heard in his song “Didou Nena” about a lover who left ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy your message to a backup location Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events happening beyond their own communities and national borders Please consider making a donation to help us continue this work Donate now Authors, please log in » Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. 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For more information please read our Fundraising Ethics Policy Special thanks to our many sponsors and funders It's no secret that it's been a difficult year for business his ability to refocus and bank on the silver lining of every dark cloud has kept his company afloat a garment factory at 147 Eastern Main Road and unemployment," Roach told Business Day during a recent interview But I can't let that affect what I'm doing in my business.” Automated embroidery machines allow Lazuri Apparel to customise brands and logos for customers he had no experience in garment manufacturing and he had never sat behind a sewing machine He did have a background in management and experience in his family’s business which was enough to help him build the business from the ground up into what is now one of the top garment factories in the country Roach began as a management trainee and worked his way up to CEO at Langston Roach Industries one of the Caribbean's leading consumer goods manufacturers and distributor of household He earned degrees in economics and management at the University of the West Indies in Barbados and a master’s in business administration as well as a postgraduate diploma in corporate and commercial law He then worked at Ansa McAl as managing director of Ansa Coatings Ltd for about four years before leaving to establish Lazuri in 2017 Roach got an opportunity to buy part of the licence for the Van Heusen brand in the Caribbean The licence was up for sale by Mico Garment Factory Ltd in Barbados He'd already had Van Heusen retail stores at Price Plaza Lazuri imported garments and resold them in TT and throughout the Caribbean realised the potential in garment manufacturing “We decided to enter the garment manufacturing business because we wanted to expand the business and we also wanted to manufacture some of the items locally because Upon doing research we realise many garments we important we could have manufactured a number of them locally.” This encouraged him to introduce a corporate wear Lazuri's export business had been thriving until the covid19 pandemic was declared and TT had its first confirmed case “It (the pandemic) really affected our export market because we sell to major department stores and major retail chains as far as Jamaica to Suriname and once those businesses are adversely affected it also negatively affects our business as well “We ended up with a lot of stock on hand and we literally had to sell those items out at very low margins just to get the inventory out and bring the cash back in the system some of our other family businesses did well during the covid19 and we were able to lean on them…and it allowed us to pivot the business.” Lazuri Apparel CEO Roger Roach at the factory in Barataria where a range of corporate including the Van Heusen fashion line is made The negative effects of the pandemic and consequent restrictions on the global economy affected businesses the world over and Lazuri wasn’t spared Roach said its export market almost disappeared making 2020 extremely challenging "We are already invested in the garment factory plant and we needed to do something with the facility without closing it There was a growing and immediate demand for face masks He said they have since expanded and started manufacturing branded face masks using sublimation printing for companies and in the last quarter of 2020 they introduced face masks in pouches now sold at major retail outlets stores across TT Since then Lazuri has been able to build an inventory look at new markets while recovering from the millions in losses suffered in 2020 and pivot the business to a position where we have an opportunity to rebuild,” Roach said at their seamstress' stations on the factory floor Lazuri started with 15 employees; now they have 45 Roach predicts the company will add at least 50 per cent to its production capacity within the next three to six months He said there are plans to not only hire more people in 2021 but also create an internship programme for young fashion designers and those interested in gaining experience in the industry How is Lazuri growing in a deteriorating business environment Roach remained optimistic and spotted windows of opportunity with each obstacle Natasha Kennedy at the garment ironing station on the factory floor This brought sustainable growth which allowed Lazuri to expand Lazuri saw a niche in manufacturing personal protective equipment "Early this year we decided to go into mass production and we invested in our polo production line We made sure we have all the correct machines and equipment to manufacture polo shirts at the highest quality This (manufacturing) saves a lot of foreign exchange And we would have done it and marketed it at a competitive price.” Lazuri is also manufacturing dry-fit polos with high-visibility tape useful for workers in the construction industry and businesses with factories using forklift machinery According to mosterprints.com dry-fit material is a high-performance polyester fabric that moves sweat away from the body and to the fabric surface Roger Roach discusses design with Stacey Moses at the pattern cutting station Roach said he expects this item to do extremely well on both the local and export markets After the closure of his two Van Heusen outlets Roach has since found creative ways to cushion the unforgiving blows brought on by restrictions The Van Heusen line will be available in five JK Signature Styles stores across TT In less than five years operating in the garment industry Roach already feels he has what it takes to move it from being a stagnant sector to one that is viable and competitive on the international market “The garment industry has enormous potential There are many items imported into Trinidad and Tobago And we have been able to structure space with our long-term plan Roger Roach shows a polo shirt made under the Lazuri brand "We can attract the skilled labour to the point where we also have a list of persons waiting to be employed at our facility The future is very simple for us right now the biggest item we're going to be manufacturing is polo shirts The next item we are going into would be male/ female cotton polos and these items are going to be mass-produced for the local unexposed market Face masks are among the new range of PPEs made by Lazuri Apparel “And then the next step for us will be shirts So we're going into big categories mass production huge facility and we expect that within a couple of years we will have to move out of this facility interested in going into the garment manufacturing industry to make “Start small think big and then quickly scale up” their mantra for guaranteed success A Butler County inmate was indicted on Friday in connection to the 2017 shooting death of Lazuri Collins according to a release from the Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Office said Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders "We've been telling folks for a long time that we wouldn't stop until we get justice for Lazuri," Sanders said "This is a big step in the right direction Police responded to the area of 13th and Wheeler streets in the Eastside community on Saturday Lazuri Collins was found in the driver's seat of a Toyota Camry and her father Both were suffering from gunshot wounds. Lazuri Collins died from her gunshot wound to the head Her father suffered serious injuries but lived [ Subscribe now for unlimited access to Cincinnati.com ] [ Want to stay in the loop on all things Cincinnati? Download our app. ] Police said numerous witnesses spoke of a hooded gunman they saw flee the area on foot a grand jury indicted Beamon on murder and first-degree assault He is currently being held in Butler County Jail on unrelated charges A warrant was issued for Beamon upon the indictment and he will be extradited back to Kentucky once his Ohio sentence is completed in early December Sanders said the arrest took more than two years due to the lack of cooperative witnesses "I grew up in this city and it pains me when a woman gets gunned down in cold blood before dozens of witnesses on a crowded street corner But the Covington Police stood up for Lazuri when others wouldn't so hopefully we'll get more cooperation in the future!" He commended Chief Rob Nader and the Covington Police Crime Bureau for their commitment to the case and all the hours spent on the investigation which carries a possible punishment of 20-50 years or life in prison carries a possible punishment of 10-20 years in prison if convicted Tell police anonymously who the cowards are!" The handwritten plea is on a green poster underneath a tangle of heart-shaped balloons at the bottom of a telephone pole. It's a memorial for Lazuri Collins shot to death a few feet away on Saturday. two people have died in two separate shootings within sight of the pole at 13th and Wheeler streets in Covington's Eastside neighborhood Residents and police pleaded on Wednesday for the public's help to find the killers Lazuri Collins died from her injuries while her father was treated and released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Police were called to the same block Tuesday evening at 7:36 p.m was still being treated as of Wednesday morning at the UC hospital. Police and city officials held a news conference Wednesday asking for witnesses to step forward They don't know whether the shootings are related nor do they know the motives. But there are witnesses who saw both incidents This small group of people have yet to identify the shooters "I don't know if the right people are stepping forward," Sanders said "We've got a lot of well-intentioned neighbors that are stepping forward and helping police if we had someone that would go on the record and ID the shooters fear has spread through Covington's Eastside neighborhood sat exhausted in his SUV Wednesday morning at Randolph Park in the Eastside This is where the neighborhood gathers to play basketball spending most of it on the phone with family members His weary eyes gazed beneath a University of Kentucky ballcap "Twenty-five years old and he's gone," Lewis said. Lewis and other residents of the Eastside said a bunch of young people hang out in front of a convenience store at the corner of Wheeler and 13th streets. were unrelated to each other and shouldn't reflect on the community as a whole. "You got some of these younger cats that want to take things in their own hand." The shootings have left Covington City Commissioner Michelle Williams shocked "Everybody is trying to figure out what's going on," she said High crime plagued the neighborhood in the late 1990s An increased police presence and making 13th Street one way reduced traffic and crime Police will increase patrols at 13th and Wheeler in the wake of the two shootings "Please understand that the police cannot just stop a group of individuals for hanging out on a street corner," Carter said "We really need the members of the community to call us and let us know when something doesn't seem right." Authorities encouraged anyone with information to call the Kenton County Emergency Communications Center at 859-356-3191 or Covington Police at 859-292-2234