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 …

Leave it to the Intercontinental Hotel to come up with great cooking ventures for children.  They’ve done it again, this time an Easter Baking Class.  We had so much fun with the Christmas Cookie Making and Pizza Making Classes that we’re definitely going to give this one a try!

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 …

Gentlemen take note, it’s coming. Put a big red circle round February 14th, better still, make it heart-shaped. Valentine’s Day is on its way. So, if you want to hit the brownie-point jackpot this year, you’ll start thinking of the most unique, romantic gift you can muster.  Expat Echo has put together some suggestions to …

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 …

Restaurants slash prices for annual food fest!
Torkos Csütörtök or Gluttonous Thursday is a traditional Hungarian feast similar in origin to “Mardi Gras” in the U.S. and France and “Shrove Tuesday” in the U.K. and Ireland.

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. 

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.