It all started as a small food blog in 2009, launched by Ansel Mullins and Yigal Schleifer in Istanbul called ‘Istanbul Eats’. Ansel Mullins is from Chicago, moved to Istanbul in 2002 and has lived in Lisbon since 2016, where he took the blog much far. “Food was a great way to write about culture, […]
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Nele van den Broek
Nele van den Broek was born in Breda, the Netherlands in 1997. She graduated in sociology but always wanted to follow her passion for writing. In September 2022, she moved to Lisbon and started a master's degree in journalism. She enjoys the experience in a new country, a new city and getting in contact with people from different cultures. Nele is an intern at Mensagem de Lisboa.