gluttonous thursday

Feb 17 '10

Come Back and Share Your Horror Stories of Gluttonous Thursday 2010, Assuming You Make it Out Alive

So if you're a regular restaurant-goer in Hungary you probably know that tomorrow marks the 2010 installment of Torkos Csütörtök, or "Gluttonous Thursday," when éttermek around the country lop 50% of the prices of regular menu items. Unlike in previous...

Feb 25 '09

There is Such a Thing as a Half-price Lunch this Gluttonous Thursday

But you might be hard pressed to find one. Yes, it's time once again for our annual belated heads-up about "Torkos Csütörtök", the Hungarian Tourist Board's extremely successful nationwide half-price restaurant promotion. And finding a meal, half-price or otherwise, this...

Feb 06 '08

Thousands of Restaurants Off-limits as Hungarians Go Gluttonous

Just a quick reminder that the list of participating restaurants in tomorrow's Torkos Csütörtök is now pretty much a list of fully booked restaurants. So, if you are planning on spontaneously eating out this "Gluttonous Thursday," pick one of the...

Jan 22 '08

Countdown to Gluttonous Thursday Begins

It's not normally our style to give advanced warning of culinary events, but "Gluttonous Thursday" requires early planning and swift execution. For those that don't remember Torkos Csütörtök from last year and the year before, more than 500 700 1,000...

Feb 20 '07

Last Orders for Gluttonous Thursday

Based on past experience of the number of greedheads in Hungary, this heads up about the upcoming "Torkos Csütörötök" may come too late for many. The Hungarian Tourist Board spectacular "Gluttonous Thursday" promotion was such a roaring success the first...