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The bartender of the future…
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
…this is how Péter Morafcsik, vice president of the Hungarian Bartender Union called Máté Csatlós. The young barman, who works in Ibiza, won the fifth De Kuyper bartender competition for...
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They long for warmness!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Hot meals grown cold and cold drinks gone warm can spoil the joy of eating and drinking. An Iowa company, Roccia Bollente manufactures a product named Dining Stones. These are...
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Horváth restaurant
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
After a short break Horváth restaurant on Krisztina Square reopened. The new owner changed the concept, the menu and the chef. Everything is built on classic values, simpler meals were...
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’Only one can stay’
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Heston Blumenthal, one of the world’s most famous chefs announced his ‘A stage at Heston Blumenthal’s’ competition. The Fat Duck Team and the Hungarian Bocuse ’Or Academy will select the...
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Based on their own recipe
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
A German enterprise called Chocri started out as a small confectionery and in two years it became famous across the Atlantic too. The company sells chocolate that is flavoured and...
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Central Park Café
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Central Park Café opened at the end of winter, after 3 years of waiting and several failed attempts. The 90-seat café’s design mainly uses leather and wood. They serve six...
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Double influence
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
István Kiripolszki, the sous-chef of Kogart in Budapest entered both category ‘A’ chef competitions. Q: Did you try to demonstrate something by this? A: Not at all, I just wanted...
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Beer-friendly work clothing
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
An English creative agency created the world’s smartest and cheapest ‘work clothing’. The T-shirts imitate the clothing worn at Bavarian beer festivals and most probably generate positive feelings in beer...
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Retro Café
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
In Budapest’s 11th district the owner of Café Rotana decided to open a pub just 30 metres away. Creative ideas helped to convert the former office of a funeral company...
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New style in the Viharsarok
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Csaba Palotai worked in several famous European restaurants and recently ran the kitchen of Pierrot. In March, he signed to Pipacs restaurant in Békéscsaba. Q: Why did you leave prestigious...
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Faithful followers of the system
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
There is one field in catering that definitely develops faster then the others: restaurant IT systems. It is not new information that the Hungarian market is really price sensitive, therefore...
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Chocolaterie and chocolate shop Azték Choxolat!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Small chocolaterie in the city centre, five minutes from Deák Sqaure. Hot chocolates composed with great care for HUF 650-890, hand made bonbons from the best base materials. Service is...
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Representing different interests
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
This February Burger King’s American franchise partners gave voice to their discontent when the ‘centre’ launched a double cheeseburger promotion campaign: in their opinion by selling at the 1 Dollar...
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(HU) Ropogtassunk fagylaltot!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Chocolaterie and bar Noir ChocoBar
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The place is very close to Liszt Ferenc Square – can an ‘intimate’ chocolaterie be run here? It was a relief to see that the place was professional and had...
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Professionals’ playground
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
With a bit of business experience the average Hungarian restaurant owner can decide whether it is worth for them to become a franchise partner. But probably most of them do...
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Queen sacrifice
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
In this series we introduce original ideas that may help to make a restaurant more opular. Part three is dedicated entirely to the ’bring your own bottle – BYOB’ concept....
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Dolce vita
Date: 2010-04-27 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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Harmony of beer and chocolate
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Those who are knowledgeable about beer are aware that their taste is close to that of chocolates. Stouts, porters and other dark beers go well with nearly all types of...
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Red and black
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The espresso made from rooibos tea leaves won plenty of prizes in the past three years. This socalled red espresso is made by brewing the leaves in an espresso machine....
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We are on the map
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Eric Asimov, the wine columnist of New York Times recently praised the Tokaj Wine Region in one of his articles. He tried to convince readers that excellent dry wines were...
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Horváth restaurant
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
After a short break Horváth restaurant on Krisztina Square reopened. The new owner changed the concept, the menu and the chef. Everything is built on classic values, simpler meals were...
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The Icelandic eruptions cost 1.7 billion euros for tourism
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:50
According to current estimations; the Icelandic ash cloud caused 1.72 billion euros damage to tourism in Europe – said the head of the World Tourism Organization. This is consistent with...
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New grading system in the hotel industry
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:45
Previously nobody checked the grading of hotels, that was based on self classification, but now according to the new rating system the old stars should be trademarked. Those who will...
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The volcanic ash hamperes the Hungarian tourism
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:31
The service sector is a victim of the Icelandic volcano eruptions. The Hungarian hotels are empty however, rail traffic increased. One would think that the airspace closure force the tourists...
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The season begins at the Lake Balaton
Date: 2010-04-20 00:00:30
Over the past five years, the number of guest nights increased by fifty-two percent at the Lake Balaton, where this year a further recovery is expected. Üsztöke Botond, president of...
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Swedes and Italians like to party in Budapest
Date: 2010-04-16 00:01:21
The Hungarian capital is an increasingly popular destination among the Italians and the Scandinavians, particularly the Swedes. The statistics show that in the first two months of the year, the...
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Less holiday vouchers, reduced tourism at Lake Balaton
Date: 2010-04-15 00:01:55
Employers purchased less holiday vouchers, but a large amount of vouchers from last year are still not yet used. It is expected that the taxation of the holiday vouchers will...
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Italians visit Budapest to bath
Date: 2010-04-14 00:03:00
According to an Italian travel website’s survey; Budapest is the second among the Italian health tourism destinations in Europe and fifth in the world. According to the price-value ratio survey...
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Budapest entered onto an another toplist in Sweden
Date: 2010-04-12 00:03:40
According to the first quarter datas of the largest “citybreak” tour organiser, the Airtours; Budapest – for the first time – has a podium in sales. Compared to the past...
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