Horeca

Erzsébet Ács, president of National Association of Interior Designers “Sight and words”

– How did the idea come to organise your ‘Star Island’ at Hoventa? – We have been cooperating successfully with Hungexpo at BNV and Construma for years, this is why...

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Drop Shop wine bar

Drop Shop is a real 21st-century place that would stand the test in any metropolis. The doormat says ‘Tasting Zone’ and we enter Scandinavian-style interior that is crammed with bottles...

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A few pretzels and the trend will reach us

At the end of spring a National Pretzel Day was organised in the United States and in the following months gastroblogs and culinary magazines started writing about this ‘cake’, imported...

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Cash register system licensing on the highest level

APEH ‘s (Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration) requirements and regulations on the licensing o cash register system are one of the strictest in the world. Therefore it is very...

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L.A. Bodegita restaurant and bar

On the street level we find a world-class cocktail and tapas bar. In the basement there is a 50-person room and a small stage. Upstairs: a fine-dining restaurant that seats...

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Watermelon for individualists

In the United States seedless watermelons already appeared in the 1980s and became so popular that today only 20 percent of watermelons consumed in the US contain seeds. The next...

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Béla Bozsó, managing director of Association of Building Engineers “With the focus on energy efficiency”

– Is this the first time that you take part in Hoventa? – Yes. Hungexpo came up with the idea to make the themes of building engineering and energetics part...

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Chili lounge

The interior is of minimalist design with a Mediterranean touch and Chili seats 40 people. Recipes of the dishes came from all over the world, brought by the owner himself...

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László Varga, president of Hungarian Bakers’ Association “They bring quality ”

– What does Hoventa mean to you? – Hungexpo and the Hungarian Bakers’ Association have been cooperating for a long time – we organised UKBA together. Our goal at Hoventa...

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What comes after the website?

There is no doubt that the future of restaurants’ advertising communication is the Internet. Today every 10th Hungarian has a Facebook profile, but only every 250th bar or restaurant has...

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We teach you so that you can buy it

METRO Customer Academy will create an opportunity for those in the Horeca sector to study. We discussed the topic with Piroska Balestra, METRO’s head of the customer academy department. •...

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Chat and Co.

We often hear about community media and probably many Facebook, Twitter, Iwiw, YouTube or Wikipedia users would not be able to define the term. The term defines communication tools which...

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Edible drinks

If there is a popularity ranking for cocktails in the United States, Bloody Mary probably has a place in the top 5. This drink was created in the 1920s and...

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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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Cold wonders of the summer

The most disappointing thing a bar owner cans say to a guest in summer is ‘I do not have cold beer or Coke’. Blitz Chiller is the solution: a rapid...

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Wine and women

The ‘role’ of women in quality wine consumption does not cease to become more important. In the United States, 53 percent of those who drink wine at least once a...

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Cooks from the Web

11 September was the day when seven famous Hungarian gastrobloggers introduced themselves at an event on Tabáni Terrace called Blog Tasting. Our view is that it is restaurant owners’ interest...

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The collectors of region-specific Hungarian flavours

Agricultural Marketing Centre launched its HÍR (traditions, flavours, regions) programme in 1998, with the objective of establishing a collection of Hungary’s traditional and region-specific products and promoting them. So far...

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The design is already 21st-century…

A plastic injection moulding enterprise in Százhalombatta was facing difficulties, so they started looking for new partners. They found them in catering, so Creaform started manufacturing designer party accessories, plates,...

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The best Hungarian sommelier – 2010

Gábor Cseke, who works in Hotel Great Fosters in England, won the 17th Sommelier Championship of Hungary. In November he will represent Hungary at the European Championship in Strasbourg. The...

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Facing the challenge in New York – part 12

From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘Now I work in the French bistro Martel,...

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The European Swimming Championship boosted up the occupancy of the hotels

During the European Swimming Championship, that was held on the Margit Island of Budapest, hotel occupancy was 79.7 percent, which was 11.7 percent higher, than in the same period of...

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Hotel prices increased worldwide

After the decline of seven consecutive quarters, in the second quarter of this year hotel prices increased worldwide, for the first time with an average of 2 percent, compared to...

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The Winemaker of the Year expanded its pension

The consecration of the expanded part of the Polgár Pension took place on the 4th of September 2010, in Villány. The investment exceeded 216 million HUF, which the Government and...

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Hungarikum from Cave Bath

According to the operators of the Cave Bath, the Cave Bath of Miskolctapolca, should also be included among the Hungarikums, beside other tourist attractions. Fridély László, Executive of the Miskolc...

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New country image: remedial Hungary

The remedial Hungary will be the country image in the forthcoming years – said Botos Balázs, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy, at a handover ceremony in Keszthely....

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Hungary increases its presence at international trade fairs

Horváth Gergely, the CEO of MT Zrt.gave an interview to the editors of the Tourism Panorama. He stressed, that the national marketing organization will support primarily the sales activities of...

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New stars from next March

Instead of January 2011, the new system will be introduced next March in Hungary. The lag is caused by the delay of the testing of the new hotel qualification IT...

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Underwater hotel from 10 billion

The representative body of Bonyhád agreed to the investment of the Underwater hotel of Trimp Holding Zrt. previousloy planned to Kiskunhalas. The hotel will be built in the Alsószéplak site...

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Gösser is 150 years old

This June Gösser brewery celebrated its 150th birthday in Leoben. In the picturesque valley where the brewery is located people appeared wearing lederhosen and other traditional garments. Leoben is a...

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