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Preparations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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