Gastro Guide

If you're into food and wine, let Carolyn be your guide. Carolyn Bánfalvi has written an incredibly comprehensive book on Hungarian gastronomy that clues you in to the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the 'Magyar konyha'. It's really a 'must read' if you're planning on really digging in to Hungarian food and wine. Jó étvágyat!

The Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Hungary: with Budapest Restaurants and Trips to the Wine Country (Park Könyvkiadó, October 2008), by Carolyn Bánfalvi, is a culinary guide to Hungary. It includes in-depth information and local color on Hungarian cuisine, the Budapest dining scene, and the Hungarian wine country. It features dozens of restaurant and café reviews; food and wine shops and markets; details on ingredients and dishes; an introduction to Hungarian wine; and explanations on Hungarian fruit brandy and other local drinks.

It also includes day trips from Budapest and culinary sightseeing; food and wine festivals; and winery profiles and hotel and restaurant recommendations in several of Hungary's top wine regions. It contains the vocabulary you'll need (including an extensive Hungarian culinary dictionary) to fully immerse yourself in the pleasures of Hungarian food and wine.

The Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Hungary reveals the dazzling variety of wonderful things to eat and drink in Hungary, and tells you exactly where to find them. See CarolynBanfalvi.com for more.

And, listen to the Budacast episode featuring Carolyn: Found in Translation