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Jun 14 '10
Britain Mourns Hungarian Food Critic Who Changed Nation's Gastronomic Destiny
Budapest-born Egon Ronay, who emigrated to Britain after Hungary's communist regime confiscated his family's restaurant business and went on to become the UK's most celebrated restaurant critic, died on Saturday at the age of 94. I had known of Ronay...
Oct 14 '08
Hungarians Play Culinary Defense for NATO Visit
While Pestiside.hu reported yesterday on the bitter ironies of the recent NATO Partnership Running Festival, the chefs organizing the buffet dinner for the recent invasion of NATO dignitaries at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts were in equally "defensive" mood, refusing...
Apr 24 '07
Mysterious Hungarian "Super-Chef" Doubles as International Crime-Fighter
A year or so back we noticed that a somewhat intriguing entry had been submitted to our sister site Caboodle.hu's list of caterers and party planners. What piqued our interest about Cheflaszlo was that it advertised high-quality catering not only...
Nov 22 '06
Young Debrecen Cow Farmer Named Most "Innovative" In Europe; Hungarian Beef Still Inedible
We were happy to hear today that a Hungarian farmer has won the "European Innovative Young Farmer Award," an honor bestowed by something called the European Council of Young Farmers. Thirty-year-old Péter Papp (left), who has a 670-strong herd of...
Nov 17 '06
Culinary Traitor Stalks Hungarian Prime Minister's Kitchen
When a dignitary from one country entertains a fellow dignitary from another country at his residence, several age-old customs are usually recognized. First, the mood and conversation is expected to be polite but businesslike. Second, the dress is expected to...
