There’s a noticeable sense of order and symmetry at Turkish Kitchen, chef Huseyin Gurhan Cokuğurluel’s modest Monroe Street restaurant. It’s evident in the details — in the dark wood tables ...

Now and then, I feel stuck in a culinary rut. It dawns on me that I ask myself what I haven’t had in a while instead of asking, “What new thing can I try?” I sometimes have to remind myself to get out ...