It wasn’t hard to fall in love with Somló, my favorite Hungarian wine region of the moment.
Now, off to Transylvania for a few weeks…I hope to have lots of food finds to share.
Entries Tagged as ‘On the Road in Hungary’
August 9, 2008
Loving Somló
May 25, 2008
Balaton’s Best
We end up going to Lake Balaton at least once a year, sometimes more. But, I have to admit, I am not a big fan of the lake itself. I do love looking at it, preferably from the terrace of a restaurant, with a glass of wine in my hand. But, although I try every [...]
January 23, 2008
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 [...]
December 10, 2007
Tokaj in 2008
Yesterday the New York Times published its “53 Places to Go in 2008” list and named Tokaj as number 52. Tokaj, Hungary’s most famed wine region, also happens to be my favorite part of the country. Not only does it turn out great white wines, but I think it of one of the most beautiful [...]
September 22, 2007
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.
August 26, 2007
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 [...]
August 12, 2007
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 [...]
