Entries from October 2007

October 15, 2007

Eating Hungarian in America

I haven’t had much experience sampling Hungarian food outside of Hungary, and the ones that I have had haven’t been memorable. I spend enough time in Hungary anyway so that when I leave the country I want to eat anything but Hungarian food. But Al’s Corner Restaurant, which I wrote about on Chew.hu, seems to [...]

October 12, 2007

Quinces in the Market

I picked up this lovely piece of quince “cheese” a few days ago from market. Read what I wrote about it on Chew.hu.
Besides eating it with cheese and roasted meat, I’d love some suggestions for other ways to eat it!

October 7, 2007

Village Voice: George Lang’s Last Meal

I just came across this piece from Nina Lalli’s column on the Village Voice’s food blog that quizzes foodie-type people on what their last meals would be. George Lang, who is undoubtedly the best internationally known personality involved in Hungarian cuisine, was the topic of the column on August 29th. Lang is the one [...]

October 5, 2007

Book Update (Part III)

Publishers and Contracts:
I don’t know whether or not this was the right decision, but I decided to find a publisher on my own rather than going through an agent. It wasn’t because I was trying to avoid the 15 percent agent’s cut, but because I thought that the book would be too much of a [...]