pizza
Oct 27 '09
Cracking the De Fincsi Code at the "Historic" Leonardo Pizzeria
It has been a pleasure, over the years, to watch the short, picturesque District VIII street - Krúdy Gyula, named after the writer known as the "Hungarian Proust" - transform from a rutty, pockmarked side-street, to the macadam, chic...
May 08 '09
Is There Anything Closer to a New York Pizza Parlor in Budapest Than This? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Even though I grew up going to family events with people who could have walked straight off the set of the Godfather - Grandma D'Amato warming the escarole pie on the radiator while Uncle Rocky teased Cousin Johnny about...
Aug 04 '08
A Kosher Slice that Won't Make the Classical Pizza Gods Angry
Kosher pizza has a terrible reputation, a gastronomic fact I was unaware of when I first had a savory slice at Cari Mama Pizzeria (follow link for contact details and user feedback) two years ago. But while I've discovered...
Dec 13 '07
Desk Test: The Trófea Pizza
The Delivery: The Trófea Pizza (Ft 990/€3.90) From: Trófea Grill Étterem, via Netpincér.hu The Lowdown: It's been five months and a day since we've published a proper review of a meal delivered to and eaten at our desk. In...
Aug 27 '07
Budget Budapest: Feeding the Party Animals at Marxim
When I was a teenager in Chicago, there was a restaurant called Ed Debevic's, which was a 50's-themed burger diner with sock-hopping waitresses, jukeboxes and enough 50's paraphernalia to outfit Grease III. As a kid, I got a subversive...
Jun 08 '07
Ciao Budapest (VII): Da Lello Pizzeria Lives Up To the Hype, More or Less
With the possible exception of "who makes the best curry in Budapest?", "who makes the best pizza?" is the question that seems to draw the most heated and wide-ranging answers among internationally-minded gourmand-types in the Hungarian capital. We're not...
Feb 06 '07
Desk Test: 46 Centimeters of Paralyzing Pizza Brain Death
The Delivery: Agyvérzés Pizza (46 cm, Ft 2,390) From: 50minutes, via Netpincér.hu The Lowdown: It's not often that we consult with a doctor before eating lunch, and rarer still that we need an orvos to help us figure out...
Nov 20 '06
Desk Test: "American" Pizza Mystery Deepens
The Delivery: Los Angeles pizza (32 cm; Ft 1,380); Szex és New York pizza (32 cm; Ft 1,320) From: Lucky Nuggets, via Netpincér.hu The Lowdown: A few Desk Tests back we treated you to a little rant over the...
Nov 15 '06
There's No Hiding From Don Pepe, He Will Find You
If you live in a hard-to-find place in Budapest and have trouble getting food delivered, here's a tip: Don Pepe. Just consider the above pic, which got to us via reader M.B., and which shows a receipt for a...
