Don’t think that the Intercontinental Hotel only offers children’s cooking classes!  Next month, the hotel will be hosting a full month of fish cooking classes for adults.
The art of cooking fish
Gather your friends or colleagues for a behind the scenes cooking class with our Chef. He will be happy to share his insider secrets on …

Yesterday, I sampled some of the most delicious pastries I’ve had in Budapest.  They were seriously addicting and had a gorgeous appearance!  I had the pleasure to try some mini chocolate eclairs, mocha eclairs, and the cutest little French macaroons with the softest texture (they just melt in your mouth).  These yummy pastries and many …

When we moved to Budapest six an a half years ago, we found ourselves trying to figure out Hungarian menus (many were not available in English at the time).  Our struggle to make sense of the ingredients or even ’styles’ of cooking left us often times disappointed when our dishes would arrive to be the …

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

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. 

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 …

Recently, our family (we have three children under the age of nine years old) has started to enjoy eating out on Sundays. There are lots and lots of fantastic Sunday brunch options in town, however, we are more of a breakfast OR lunch type of family. It has become something that my husband and I …

The Artosz Izvilag delicatessen now offers online shopping!  They carry a wide selection of imported products (American, British, Indian, Italian, Mexican, ect.).  Orders are delivered every Thursday and orders over 5,000 HUF qualify for free delivery (in certain districts).

Eating out and shopping for groceries in Budapest while suffering from Celiac’s disease can be quite frustrating.  There aren’t as many options as one might be used to.  Expat Echo has dug up some valuable information to help with Gluten-Free shopping and dining.

The widely popular and delicious Sugar! in district IV has opened up a new shop downtown in the sixth district.  The Sugar! shops are every child’s dream come true. 

Corner Fine Foods is a small shop that offers mainly North-American products, although other foreign foods can be found there as well. 

The owners of Radovin have opened up a cute little cafe and wine shop at the Hűvösvölgyi Stop Shop.  Szalonspicc is located on the main floor beneath Star Fitness. 

Culinaris has just announced its cooking class schedule for Spring 2010, and you’ll be pleased to see that it covers a wide variety of different cuisines!

Christmas thrills all the senses with its edible delicacies, fairy lights, carol singing, cold air and warm fires and last but not least, the scent of mulled wine.