Horeca
Ferran Adriá makes money of everything
Date: 2013-04-04 10:11:29
The Hong Kong half of Sotheby's elBulli auction took place earlier today, and an evening for four with chef Ferran Adrià went for a whopping 220,500 HKD (about $28,406; all...
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Smells from the internet – Video of the day
Date: 2013-04-04 09:31:25
Google has announced plans for a “beta olfactory search” called Google Nose. Imagine the impact this could have on the bakery industry; the video above shows a popular search is...
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Magazine: Coffee and work as therapy
Date: 2013-04-03 11:38:53
In Prague Café Therapy has been up and running for years: the place was created to help reintegrate drug addicts into society with work therapy. In cooperation with a drug...
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The credit debt is not obstacle when having a vacation
Date: 2013-04-03 10:29:26
Only 17 percent of the Hungarians could go to a vacation for a few days last year. It seems, however, that credit is not an obstacle: in case of those...
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This is what the cakehotel used be like – Video of the day
Date: 2013-04-03 10:22:07
In a hotel in Soho, Central London, the world’s first ‘hotel’ made entirely out of cake opened to public yesterday. The edible sweet dream offers guests: vanilla sponge cushions; a...
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Magazine: MYOC
Date: 2013-04-02 11:44:09
MYOC – Mix Your Own Cocktail – is the name of a new project launched by club in Nightsbridge (Republic of South Africa). On MYOC drink lists no cocktails are...
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It's not easy to be a celebrity chef – Video of the day
Date: 2013-04-02 10:26:41
We’ve all wondered what celeb chefs really think about cooking and finally we have the answer! We’ve created the ultimate cooking mashup, watch as chefs sing about the dangers of...
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Stir the sauce with a concrete mixer
Date: 2013-03-29 17:03:49
A pizzeria in southern Sweden has come under fire after a screw turned up in a customer's food, with a follow-up inspection revealing an even more bizarre cooking technique. A...
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Magazine: Spreading the word has no smell
Date: 2013-03-29 10:11:33
Toilet rooms of bars and restaurants have to be perfectly clean, but at the same time they can also play a major role in shaping the image of the place....
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Sexy Pepsi!
Date: 2013-03-29 10:02:02
Pepsi has unveiled a new single-serve bottle for its Pepsi trademark portfolio including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Pepsi NEXT, marking its first design update since 1996. A visual...
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Magazine: Our children is their target group
Date: 2013-03-28 19:10:32
US fast food chain Chuck E. Cheese’s (CEC) targets children between the ages of 2 and 12 and their parents. CEC is among the top 100 restaurant chains in the...
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What is pintxos?
Date: 2013-03-28 17:05:42
With last year's closure of El Bulli in Catalonia, the Basque region has become the most prominent destination on the Spanish gastronomic map, if not Europe as a whole. Its...
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The new investment of the bath in Zalakaros has been started
Date: 2013-03-28 17:01:14
The oldest indoor department of the spa in Zalakaros will be transformed with a close to 600 million HUF investment, with the support of the New Széchenyi Plan. An idoor...
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Magazine: This will be a chain, no less!
Date: 2013-03-26 11:52:22
BITE bakery café, the first unit of a planned chain opened in Budapest in the middle of February. This time there is a good chance that the large-scale plans will...
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Did the French fell on their head?
Date: 2013-03-26 10:50:02
In its continuing efforts to incorporate French sensibilities into its menu abroad, tomorrow McDonald's France will unleash a line of limited-edition burgers that feature such beloved French cheeses as Camembert,...
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Successful Széchenyi Rest Cards – two and a half times more uploads than last year
Date: 2013-03-26 10:27:35
The popularity of the Széchenyi Rest Cards is unbroken in 2013. In late February, more than 800 thousand employees of nearly 20 thousand employers had this cafeteria form – the...
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Magazin: Big Mac menu on a porcelain plate
Date: 2013-03-25 12:10:21
Ahogy januárban közhírré tették, a világ legnagyobb gyorsétteremláncának ausztráliai éttermeiben a McDonald’s feliratot a „Macca’s” név váltja. A lánc egy Új-Dél-Wales-i egységében azonban volt más meglepetés is a vendégek számára....
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Revenues an the number of guests both increased in the Hungarian spas last year
Date: 2013-03-22 10:20:15
The Hungarian spas could increase their number of guests by 2.2 percent last year, while their revenues increased by an average of 7.2 percent – the Hungarian Baths Association announced....
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Magazine: With the power of love
Date: 2013-03-21 10:50:24
White Castle, a US fast food chain with more than 400 restaurants renamed itself ‘Love Castle’ on 14 February. In the USA a Valentine’s Day dinner for two costs USD...
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The smallest coffeehouse of the kingdom – Video of the day
Date: 2013-03-21 10:36:14
Young Englishman Jason Bowes was looking for real estate to house his upstart espresso bar, and for some reason he settled on a very miniscule Toyota iQ, which he and...
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Magazine: Good investment
Date: 2013-03-20 12:15:19
Recent survey data by the Franchise Business Review shows that the profitability of franchise units in the Horeca segment keeps growing. 4,000 franchisees of 84 chains’ more than 20,000 restaurants...
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The welcoming of Erzsébet-vouchers is favorable
Date: 2013-03-20 10:30:30
The issuer of the Erzsébet-vouchers, the National Holiday Service (NÜSZ) closed a good year last year. This year's revenues may break a record after its French rival left the country...
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Edible hotel made entirely from CAKE opens for one night only
Date: 2013-03-20 10:26:49
The world's first “hotel” made entirely from cake is to welcome guests for one night only with room service in the form of vanilla sponge cushions and a hand-stitched meringue...
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The day of the Hungarian icecream
Date: 2013-03-20 10:03:49
Based on the idea of Abudance Thursday, the industrial chamber of bakeries has also opted for a special day called IceCream Day. The official IceCream Day will take place on...
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Magazine: Manager in the presidential seat of MNGSZ
Date: 2013-03-19 11:51:01
One year ago András Krivács, owner/managing director of Hotel Fenyves in Baktalórántháza was elected the – first non-chef – president of MNGSZ (Hungarian Gastronomic National Association). We asked him about...
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Jiro is telling a tale – Video of the day
Date: 2013-03-19 10:20:43
Jiro Ono is an octogenarian who works out of a tiny kitchen in the basement of a Tokyo office building. He also happens to be a culinary superstar. Lucy Craft...
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The spas in Budapest will celebrate the World Water Day
Date: 2013-03-19 10:20:36
The spas in Budapest are preparing with colorful programs to the World Water Day: besides swimming exhibitions, thermal water tastings and health promotions will await the guests on Friday. The...
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Cabaret will be held again at the famous U Fleku pub in Prague
Date: 2013-03-19 10:15:06
Traditional cabaret is returning to the famous U Fleku in Prague, which ceased to exist after the system change in 1989. The first performance of the cabaret, that will evoking...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a chef contest
Date: 2013-03-18 10:32:20
In the scope of the chef contest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was looking for chefs to four diplomatic missions. The winners of the Gastronomy and diplomacy contest will be...
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Fast food and fresh product – Video of the day
Date: 2013-03-18 10:15:46
You won't find anything but proper, top-quality chicken on their menu, sourced from farms that meet British and European standards. All of these Original Recipe on-the-bone chicken is from British...
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