fausto's
Jan 25 '10
Costes announced as "Restaurant of the Year" winner for 2009
Costes was declared the "Restaurant of the Year" for 2009 by the dining website Dining Guide, which organized the contest for the fifth time. The winner of the award was decided by a 36-member jury. The kitchen of the Ráday...
Jun 12 '09
Dolce Osteria is Sweet!
Customary apologies for taking my sweet time between reviews, but I'm currently stuck on the idea that restaurants should be visited more than once before being subjected to a big write-up. So before getting started, I will saw that...
Jul 01 '08
What's Cooking in Donatella's Kitchen?
[Editor's Note: In the spirit of full transparency, I would like to disclose that I have had a long-running "feud" with one of the investors behind this restaurant: Peter Freed, who is also the driving force behind the annual...
Feb 22 '08
Great Italian Restaurant Tops Not-so-Great Hungarian "Best of" Restaurant List
Longtime readers will know that we don't give much space to the endless "best of" restaurant lists churned out in Hungary, for the simple reason that most are nothing more than shameless, "pay-for-play" PR stunts. But sometimes the results...
Dec 03 '07
A Toast to Everyone Putting "Tokaj... Off the Beaten Track" on Track
Back in October we attended a refreshingly excellent culinary event in the dining room of the A38 Boat launching an interesting promotional campaign aimed at educating local and visiting gourmands and restaurateurs about the glories of Tokaj wines. Called...
Jun 08 '07
Ciao Budapest (VIII): No Fear of Flying Blind at Fausto's
We close out our "Italy Week" with a meal we had a while back at "Top 33" holdout Fausto's Ristorante. (This is the "new/old" Fausto's, not to be confused with the "old/new" Fausto's.) We didn't post about the meal...
Feb 14 '07
Last Call for Food-Lover-Lovers' Big Night
With just hours remaining until the big event, we have a pair of late additions to Monday's rundown of Valentin Nap specials being offered by some of our 33 favorite restaurants in Budapest. Maybe we're just in the mood, but...
Feb 07 '07
We Like the Old/New Fausto's So Much We Keep Forgetting to Try the New/Old Fausto's
Local lovers of Italian food may already know that perennial olasz great Fausto's moved to a new location late last year, and left behind a "second-label" restaurant in its old location on District VII's smoky Dohány utca. We suspect...
