Adrienn Sain
One of the world’s best chefs was fascinated by a Hungarian restaurant
On Valentine’s Day, Guy Savoy French chef had dinner at Costes (Budapest), and said “what I ate today deserves three Michelin stars,” turizmusonline.hu reports. The story goes like this: after having spent dinner at Costes on Ráday street, Guy Savoy,…
New Generation Centre opens office in London
The New Generation Centre has opened an office and talent centre in London on 17 February, where Katalin Novák, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs from the Ministry of Human Capacities was also present, reports edupress.hu. After twenty such…
The African-Hungarian Union was rewarded for being authentic
The African-Hungarian Union was recently rewarded for being authentic and trustworthy. It was the first time that a civil organization got the Award for giving authentic information (Hiteles tájékoztatásért díj), and it was taken by Sándor Balogh, president of AHU at…
Tamás Széll, chef of Onyx Restaurant will represent Hungary in the European finals of Bocuse d’Or
The Hungarian finals of the Bocuse d’Or international chef championship took place in Budapest on 18 February 2016, and among the six competitors, Tamás Széll, chef of the Onyx Restaurant emerged victorious, writes magyarhirlap.hu. Széll will represent Hungary in the European…
Hungarians feel safe in the rioting Uganda
Despite of the dangerous situation in Uganda, Mónika L. Novák and her husband, who have been living in Uganda for years with their children, decided not to leave the country and the HTCC (Hungarian Trade and Cultural Center) is still…
On this weekend: Here’s Hungary’s first indoor beer festival!
This weekend has a perfect programme for beer lovers: Serfőző and Danubius Hotel Gellért are hosting Hungary’s first indoor beer festival between 19-21 February (check out the official website here!). Visitors can savour more than a 100 different kinds of beers…
Another gigaproject in Budapest – new FLIRT trains instead of the age old ones?
Using EU funds and taking MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) regulations into consideration, the new state owned HÉV suburban railway lines in the agglomeration area will be renewed using hundreds of billions HUF, Magyar Idők was informed by a government related…
Here’s how the Buda Castle’s construction is going – Photos
As Daily News Hungary has recently reported, the Buda Castle is currently being rebuilt. Simon L. László, Minister of State for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and Key Cultural Investments from the Prime Minister’s Office has visited the site, and…
Budapest would ban one-third of the cars from the streets during a smog alert
The Municipality of Budapest would ban most of the older cars from the streets during a smog alert, and the number of vehicles which are listed as “dangerous” could dramatically increase, writes hvg.hu. The General Assembly of Budapest will touch…
Hungarian students in Chicago
Students of the Corvinus University of Budapest won the Hungarian-Serbian local finals of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Research Challenge 2016 which was hosted by the Budapest office of Morgan Stanley, mmonline.hu writes. The CFA Institute Research Challenge 2016 is…