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Quiz Night at The Caledonia: Feb 4
30/01/2010    
Quiz Night at The Caledonia: Feb 4

The next quiz night will be held at The Caledonia on
Thursday, February 4, 2010
from 8 pm to 10 pm
Hosted by the team from the English comedy and music show, The Budapest Syndrome, this promises to be a real fun night out.
Come with a group of friends and form your own team or come alone …

Mangalica Festival
    
Mangalica Festival

You might be wondering : “What is Mangalica?”  Well, it is a famous Hungarian hairy pig popular for its top quality and low cholesterol meat.

Valentine’s Day Dinner at Peppers: Feb 14
29/01/2010    
Valentine’s Day Dinner at Peppers: Feb 14

Celebrate love with a romantic candlelight Valentine’s day dinner on 14th February (Sunday) starting at 6pm.
Surprise you loved one with a delicious 3-course menu and start with a Valentine’s cocktail.
The special gift for someone special. Endow your loved ones with a Peppers! Valentines dinner voucher for two.
On the menu
Mediterranean Hors D ’oeuvres to share:
Crostini with …

Delicioso! Pizza making class for kids!
    
Delicioso! Pizza making class for kids!

The Intercontinental is holding once again its fun-filled pizza making class for children.  Each class is offered in English or Hungarian and must have a minimum of 10 children. 

Quiz Night at Manga Cowboy: TONIGHT!
28/01/2010    
Quiz Night at Manga Cowboy: TONIGHT!

“After the phenomenal success of our first two quizzes, we will now be doing them weekly, alternating between Manga Cowboy and The Caledonia. The next quiz will be at
Manga Cowboy (Raday utca 33, Bp IX)
on Thursday 28th January.
8 pm – 10 pm

Hosted by the team from the English comedy and music show, …

Valentine’s Day Dinner at Cafe Provence: Feb 14
    
Valentine’s Day Dinner at Cafe Provence: Feb 14

Surprise your loved one with a romantic, champagne dinner at Café Provence, on
February 14th, from 6pm.

MENU
Starter
Pheasant Consommé with Cardamom Goose Liver Dumplings
or
Smoked Duck Breast on Mango-Arugula Salad with Chili-Hibiscus Balsamic Vinegar Glaze
Main
Pork Tenderloin Filled with Cashew Nut and Prune, Brandy Sauce and Goat Cheese Vegetable Gratin Provencal
or
Lemongrass Salmon Filet on Valentine Pasta with Fairy Ring …

Intercontinental’s Valentine’s Weekend: Feb 13-14
    
Intercontinental’s Valentine’s Weekend: Feb 13-14

Express your love in the most special way: candle light dinner with soft piano tunes. All about you and your loved one.

Corso Restaurant
13th – 14th February 2010
from 7 pm until 11 pm
11,000 HUF per person

The Rendez-Vous
Salmon marinated with ginger and orange served with short roasted tuna on Asian lemon – coriander vinaigrette
Elixir of youth
Pumpkin cappuccino …

Intercontinental Winemaker’s Dinner: Feb 26
    
Intercontinental Winemaker’s Dinner: Feb 26

Taste the top quality wines from Villány and become a real gourmet with the Intercontinental Hotel’s four course dinner while being entertained by one of the best winemakers of Hungary, Wunderlich Alajos alias Lojzi.
Corso Restaurant
26th February 2010
from 7 pm until 11 pm
11,000 HUF per person

Cold starter
Pepper crusted beef carpaccio with marinated porcino mushrooms, crisp parmesan, …

It’s Wine Time!
    
It’s Wine Time!

WineTime, the newest local group to offer wine-associated events, made a winter splash with its latest tasting and social gathering on January 21st at Le Meridien hotel on Erzsébet Tér in the heart of Budapest. A brave crowd of around 75 attendees hurried through the icy streets to bask in the warmth of good wine …

Fine Arts Museum Docent Program Open House: Feb 2
27/01/2010    
Fine Arts Museum Docent Program Open House: Feb 2

New Lecture Series The Dawn of 20th Century Modernism: Art from 1880–1914
For the first time ever the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest offers the public a lecture series focusing on its Modern Collection.  In this eight-week season we will unravel the fascinating fin de siècle culture shaped both by hope and despair, which in turn …

All for charity
    
All for charity

Expats Simon Saunders and Harry Harron will be competing in the Marathon des Sables (MdS) in the Sahara desert this April.  This race is excruciatingly difficult with runners covering 243 km over 6-7 days while carrying a rucksack on their back with all their needed supplies for the length of the race (clothing, sleeping bad, …

No-smoking please
25/01/2010    
No-smoking please

Budapest is a city of smokers where restaurants, bars and cafes are often more accommodating to smokers rather than non-smokers.  In most cases, the no-smoking section is small and right beside the smoking section, or on a second floor directly over a smoking section. 

Ghost on the Line (play): Various dates
21/01/2010    
Ghost on the Line (play): Various dates

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and Funzine in association with the British Embassy and Kasek kindly invite you to
Ghosts on the Line
Written by BBC playwright, Paul Sutton
Dates: 25, 26, 27 January and 22 February, 19:30
Venue: Merlin Theatre (1052 Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 4.)
- – – -
Ghosts on the Line is about communication. And the …

BCCH Pancake Night: Feb 9
    
BCCH Pancake Night: Feb 9

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
in association with the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal
kindly invite you to its
Pancake Night
an early celebration of Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 18:00
(registration from 17:30).
Venue: Atrium II, Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal
(1073 Budapest, Erzsébet krt. 43-49.)
Shrove Tuesday is the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of …