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"This was a wonderful tour. Gábor had organised everything perfectly. It was busy but relaxed at the same time. He had a wonderful sense of humour and we enjoyed his company tremendously."— Taste Hungary client
"Food Wine Budapest: A Terroir Guide, by Carolyn Bánfalvi, concentrates on gastronomic pleasures. It is, quite simply, the best guide available today to the culinary renaissance of the city and region in the post-communist era."— The Globe and Mail
"The English-language Bible for lovers of Hungarian food and wine." — Decanter (Hungarian edition)
Category Archives: Travel in Hungary
No, not even one drink…
If you’re out drinking, don’t even think about getting behind the wheel in Hungary. According to the new rules, any amount of alcohol is too much, and your license can be immediately seized if there’s any evidence that you’ve had even a drop. While there’s no reason to drive in Budapest anyway since the public [...]
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Best Hungarian Cheese
Hungary isn’t known for its cheese, but this cheese that we discovered recently in Kecskemét proves that it does (and can) exist. Read what I wrote about it for Chew.hu.
–Carolyn
The Country Life
This is the second summer in a row that we’ve left Budapest and headed to the Hungarian countryside for some falusi turizmus (or “rural tourism”) and we’re already planning our next trip. It was a fantastic week of total isolation spent in a tanya (peasant farm house) on the prairie, not far from Kecskemet. Though [...]
The Royal Cooks
In Hungary there are food festivals to celebrate nearly every commonly used ingredient, from the humble onion to the walnuts that are essential to bakers. Last weekend was the annual food festival in the village of Nagyszakácsi, which translates as “master chef.” Legend has it that this is where all royal chefs in Hungary once [...]
Balaton’s Best