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What makes Hungarian food unique? Which traditional Hungarian dish should you try? What are the changes due to seasons? Recipes from Budapest chefs. Read about this and more in our blog posts.
“In Hungary, we don’t count calories, we count memories made around the table.”
“A day without paprika is like a day without sunshine.”
“Hungarians don’t need an excuse to eat; we need an excuse to stop.”
From Tire Rubber to Table Linen: The Story Behind the Michelin Guide
There's something almost absurd about the fact that the most respected name in fine dining, the Michelin Guide, belongs to a tire company. Yet here we are: chefs around the world, from Paris to Tokyo to Budapest, building careers around the...
How Károly Gundel Defined Hungarian Gastronomy
Some names outlive the people who carried them, and Károly Gundel belongs firmly in that category. He simply defined Hungarian gastronomy. Mention his surname anywhere in Budapest, and it conjures a whole world: white tablecloths in the City Park,...
Jánosi Zsolt: The Chef Off Duty
There's a version of Jánosi Zsolt that the city sees. He's the executive chef at ISSEI, the new Nikkei-style Skybar & restaurant floating above the Basilica, on the top of the Radisson Collection hotel. The man behind plates that carry Japan...
Budapest Looks Better From ISSEI
High above Pest, where the spires of St. Stephen's Basilica meet an open sky, there's a place where two distant culinary worlds collide in the most delicious way possible. This is ISSEI Skybar & Restaurant, one of the best rooftop bars in...