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Preparations
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Vilmos Kreil, the chairman of the Hungarian Bocuse d’Or Academy: – In the light of the work done so far I can say that all the conditions of a successful...
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The chairman of the international jury
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to Charles Tjessem, the competition is as much about tactics as about how a meal is prepared. He thinks that the expansion of the means of communication between chefs...
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French Easy
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In the middle of January our magazine, with the help of Hungexpo, managed to interview master confectioner Gabriel Paillasson, member of the jury panel at the Junior Confectioners’ World Championship...
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The world according to Bocuse
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
With the help of Hungexpo Zrt., last December the world’s most famous chef Paul Bocuse, who won more than 120 Michelin stars during his career, gave an exclusive interview to...
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Useful information about dietary fibres
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Targeted research on dietary fibres started about 30 years ago, and by today it has become fashionable to overemphasise the importance of fibres. Professional literature makes it clear that ideal...
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He came from far away
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
László Mihályi has been the biggest ‘innovation’ in Hungarian confectionery in the past few years. His opinion about the profession gives us food for thought. Q: What makes you different...
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Summarise these trends in 12 points
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
1. Individualistic guests, 2. The visual factor, 3. The iceman is glorified, 4. They drink it and eat it, 5. Small portions, 6. Sharing, 7. Involving the guest, 8. Nostalgia,...
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Dolce vita
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The world spends more than USD 40 billion on chocolate in a year – one third of this is spent in the United States. Still, chocolate is the cheapest ‘luxury...
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Winning pair
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last year young confectioner Nikoletta Tapaszti finished 13th at the WorldSkills contest in Calgary. Her aid was László Mihályi, who now prepares her for the Junior Confectioners’ World Championship in...
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Lifelong learning
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Péter Regős, the chef of XO Bistro in Budapest was a stagiaire for two weeks in Salzburg’s Ikarus, one of Europes’s most famous restaurants. It was an unbelievable experience! I...
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One more dessert
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Half of it is professional knowledge and half of it is sales – this is how running a successful confectionery, bar or restaurant is often defined. Improving dessert sales in...
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No explosive trends
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
It would be difficult to pinpoint a trend in the world of confectionery and say that it was dominating the recent past. If we ask Hungarian confectionery insiders about often...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 5
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘Well, Café Boulud. I cannot compare the workload...
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Bittersweet
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Economic recession finally reached the confectionery sector in the second half of 2009. The president of the Guild of Hungarian Confectioners, János Pataki spoke about the state of things, the...
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The taste of coffee
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Most bar, restaurant and café owners know syrups used for mixing drinks, but are not really familiar with syrups used for mixing coffee-based drinks. According to Sándor Suha, the managing...
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Loyal employees
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
When going to a McDonald’s one always feels that all employees are student-aged, who are replaced by younger staff in a year or two. However, through its loyalty programme the...
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Health-friendly restaurants
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The objective of the Health-friendly programme is to promote healthy eating. According to project manager Éva Péterfia, about 1,000 restaurants are interested in joining the initiative. Member restaurants forbid smoking,...
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Hot food vouchers: no changes
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:25
According to the Ministry of Finance; APEH withdrew the limitation of the usage of hot food vouchers – reports MR1 Kossuth Rádio. Thus, the hot food vouchers, received from the...
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Tourism had a bad year last year
Date: 2010-02-10 00:05:02
In 2009, the number of guests and guest nights at the commercial accommodations, also decreased by 8 percent, compared to the values of the previous year. The resorts sales at...
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Russian investor to buy Aranybika
Date: 2010-02-10 00:02:18
The Aranybika hotel in Debrecen may be bought by a Russian investor from Cheljabinsk, situates beyond the Urals, if the investor will pay the first installment of 800 million HUF,...
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The EUFE Roadshow visited Kerecsend
Date: 2010-02-08 00:00:59
The kitchen of the local kindergarten was the recent stop of the Roadshow, that aims the renewal of the quality of public catering. The kitchen staff prepared the special "Buday...
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Ten billion support for seven Hungarian baths
Date: 2010-02-05 00:04:12
With nearly 900 square meters of water surface, a new family adventure bath is under construction, in the Castle Bath of Gyula. The total cost of the project is 2.5...
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Bajnai expects growth in the tourism sector
Date: 2010-02-03 00:01:59
According to the analysts; a 3-4 percent growth can be expected in the tourism sector – said Gordon Bajnai on the 18th Tourism Gala Awards and Year Starting Event. The...
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Spas are in Trouble
Date: 2010-02-02 00:04:37
According to the Secretary-General of the Hungarian Spas; the Ministry of Health violated the law, beacause since December of 2008, do not advertise the new prices of the spa services,...
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Last year, fewer people visited Austria
Date: 2010-02-01 00:00:30
In 2009, the number of guest nights slightly decreased by 1.9 percent in Austria. The Hungarian travelers spent 8.8 percent fewer guest nights in the country. According to the preliminary...
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Increasingly popular rural tourism
Date: 2010-01-29 00:05:12
Rural tourism, may expand from the second half of the year. It is a popular form of recreation mainly among domestic visitors. Rural hospitality can be a break out point...
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Two million people used holiday vouchers
Date: 2010-01-29 00:02:14
According to the Hungarian National Holiday Foundation; nearly 50 billion HUF worth holiday vouchers were marketet in Hungary last year. 2 million employees and close relatives used to holiday vouchers....
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The Hotel Room of the Year is an AMA creation
Date: 2010-01-28 00:03:25
The professional jury gave the Hotel Room of the Year award, in the category of four star hotels to AMA Creation for the rooms of EXPO Hotel. The publisher of...
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The world’s best restaurant will held a two-year break, due to innovations
Date: 2010-01-28 00:00:58
Ferrán Adriá, owner and chef of Spanish El Bulli restaurant will close the world’s best restaurant for two years, because he is looking for Gastronomy renascence. The three-Michelin-star El Bulli’s...
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Re-alluring the East Germans
Date: 2010-01-25 00:09:20
The Plain and Lake Tisza region for many years are consistently trying to allure back the tourists from the East German provinces. There is also a great interest for Lake...
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