Budapest Stories Archives - Food Tour Budapest

Budapest Stories

Facing the Danube

Posted on by Nori
Fellini
Facing the Danube The hottest days of summer are over, but a couple more heat waves may surprise us, as we are heading towards autumn. So, a couple of days left to really enjoy the river breeze and waves of the Danube. Living in the city center makes it difficult to deal with the hot concrete jungle in the summertime, but luckily we have this beautiful river passing through ...
Read More

World Famous Hungarian Ladies

Posted on by Nori
Estée Lauder
World Famous Hungarian Ladies Today is International Women's Day around the world — a day to celebrate femininity, beauty, life, and care, all the nicest parts of us that bring joy and pleasure to ourselves and to others. I'd like to share the stories of two Hungarian ladies who changed the world, showed true beauty, and set a great example that hard work pays off. Esté...
Read More

Hungarian Gastro Faces: The Gundel Family

Posted on by Nori
Gundel
Hungarian Gastro Faces: The Gundel Family If anybody ever asks which is the most famous Hungarian restaurant, I believe most of us would say: the Gundel. Not only one, but several members of the Gundel family represented the greatness of Hungarian cuisine over the last 180 years. Although no family member currently works in the restaurant business, the name "Gundel" still ...
Read More

7 interesting Christmas Traditions

Posted on by Nori
Advent
The month of December is about the preparation for Christmas, and Christmas celebrations in Hungary. All along this month there are several Christmas traditions that can bring you good fortune, presents, candies and toys to the children, or just  bring the families together. Some of these traditions are connected to the Christian religion (as Hungary is mainly a Christian c...
Read More

Budapest as a movie scene

Posted on by Nori
Buda castle
When watching certain film you may notice that scenes look familiar to you, but not quite Berlin, but it is not quite Rome, nor any other city. Indeed, in the last 10-20 years Budapest has become a popular movie scene for either "playing" other cities, or simply presenting itself. Due to the numerous well-equipped studios nearby, the different atmospheres of Budapest's streets,...
Read More

Anthony Bourdain’s Budapest

Posted on by Nori
Anthony Bourdain American chef and television personality
In the last episode of "Parts Unknown"- a CNN Sunday night travel program- Anthony Bourdain visited Budapest. The American chef, writer and media personality does not commonly report from Europe: only Lyon, Copenhagen and Spain were once features of the show. He visited the New York Café, Pléh Csárda, and Pesti Disznótoros while strolling down Budapest's streets. Fine dining wi...
Read More

Talkative houses

Posted on by Nori
marble decoration on a fireplace
The Compromise of 1867 with Austria provided new hope to Budapest economically, and after the unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda  (1873), the city developed a capitalist infrastructure and,- the population greew rapidly,-  Pest became a place of great municipal construction and a cultural output that rivalled that of Vienna. This spirit of energy and independence was evide...
Read More