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What to cook, where to eat? – Simple tips for the spring from Zsani Budai

At last we see the light at the end of the tunnel. I grew up in the countryside where long, cold winters were only natural for me, but I’ve never had to cope with such winters in Budapest. I admit that this season has its merits as well, but I’m out and out a summer

Let’s be tourists for a day! – A trip around our Basilica

Whenever foreign friends come for a visit to Hungary, they’ll surely ask what is worth seeing, where they should stay or go to. Everyone can find the sights of Budapest in guidebooks or the internet, while at the same time, it is much harder to navigate on the sea of restaurants and bistros without competent

What’s happening in the world’s best restaurant – We went there to see and taste

Before our trip to Basque Country I often read about Mugaritz, its chef and the experimental kitchen there. To be honest I was curious to see what a place is like that’s been part of the world’s 10 best restaurants in the past decade according to the San Pellegrino list. Culinary trip instead of a’la

Come with us to Amsterdam! The chronicle of a perfect day

Amsterdam is youthful, hip and full of restaurants. Of course it’ full of tourist-trap places just as any other big city so it’s advisable to have a guide book with you so you know what where to go and what to try. Especially if you’re there for a long weekend. If this is the case

Our 5 favorite places at noon on a Sunday – from the diary of GastroGuide

Even though we are supermoms, wives, and makers of Sunday lunches, sometimes it’s good to get out of the kitchen and let someone else do the cooking. Or we could be in a situation where we need to give advice to relatives or foreigners so it’s always wise to know what’s open on a Sunday.

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Layered potatoes for president – Tamás Széll takes the market by storm!

I must confess my life wasn’t always about food. As a teenager, I was more fascinated by the world of fashion. Even then I liked good foods, but I was more excited about good shoes than the culinary adventures of Csongrád County in 2000. The world has changed a lot since then (at the expense

When ambiance is needed: we love live music – 5 places in Budapest with music

Be it a pianist, a DJ, or a jazz duo live music can elevate our mood by light years. A little live beat can add value, but the dinner has to be just as outstanding as the music. We too have our favorites in the live music category, here’s our top 7. Pierrot A real

Let’s have lunch at a hotel! 5 great choices in Budapest

The times when they only wanted to “get away” with feeding people in Hotels are long past. Nowadays boutique hotels seem to materialize from thin air and you don’t have to go anywhere to have a fine dining experience, they take care of it all in house. And if you live in Budapest you don’t

A virtuoso in Babel’s kitchen

We’re not going to over-egg the pudding, but it does seem that the ethnic Hungarians living in neighbouring countries possess some kind of transcendental desire to conquer the world. Not in a military sense, of course, like a pressurised container waiting to explode, but as a talent that breaks out like a force of nature

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