During his youth, Ross also worked in Michelin star restaurants achieved national success competitions at the savoy and considers himself to be an avid gastro philanthropist and enjoys cooking various type of cuisine. 

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
I arrived 15 years ago I have previously been living in Barcelona and a friend who is half Hungarian said hey let's go and live in Budapest, we had an idea initially to live in Pecs which I like as it has a sort of microclimate, Pecs is pretty and has some fun places to go but I  ended up getting side tracked and staying in Budapest for my sins. I could also to work remotely so I said ok so off I went to be honest besides what my friend had told me I didn’t know very much about Hungary before I moved here and I found it a very magical place.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Yes, I have moved about a bit beside my various places in the UK.  I have lived in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Mallorca, Guadalajara, Mexico and Dublin managed to learn Spanish and Dutch along the way. I have enjoyed all the places and still plan some micro-adventures once we get back to normal after C -Virus but now Budapest is my home I love it here it is paradise.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
How hot the temperature gets in the summer, the first summer I was here at one point it was the same as temperature Baghdad but hey I like used to live in Spain and am a bit for a sun worshiper so it's fine by me just as long as I can go and enjoy the baths and become a pool lizard.

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Sometimes it can be fun to be a tourist in your city  I enjoy Garden of Philosophy Gellért hill, Lukács Thermal Baths The Opera house, Buda Castle Labyrinth the jail of Vlad the Impaler and of course Piaf bar in the 6^th district.

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
I like Hortobágyi Palacsinta and am also a great fan of many of the river fish such Zander (Pike Perch) and Catfish you rarely see these days on the menu in the UK however they were very popular during Victorian times.

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Beer, Hungarian Jam and  butter.

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Tutyimutyi

8. What do you miss most from home? 
Steak and Kidney pudding with mushy peas chips and gravy.

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Captain of Sailing Yacht preferably my own.

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Embalmer

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Paris

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Mokus Valley Bükkösd lovely scenery and lots of wildlife.

13. Apart from temptation what can't you resist?
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14. What was your favourite type of music , film, or hobby as a teen?
My Favorite bands when I was a kid were The Jam, The Who and The kinks I had an uncle who was a Mod and I always wanted a Lambretta with lots of wing mirrors. In my teens, some of my friend's brothers worked in night clubs in Manchester so we were quite influenced with House Music from Chicago, Funk and was also a bit of a Soulboy.

15. Red wine or white?
Red from Eger - Egri Bikavér. Living here has been a great opportunity to explore Hungarian wines they tend to a hard to find in the shops in the UK.

16. Book or movie?
The book I am currently reading The Making of a Counter Culture: Reflections on the Technocratic Society and Its Youthful Opposition by Theodore Roszak.

17. Morning person or night person?
I am a night owl for sure, I always have been.

18. Which social issues do you feel most strongly about?
Social stratification and Social inequality.

19. Buda or Pest side?
I think Buda is lovely but I am a café bar culture person and like the buzz of the Pest and just hopping on a tram to see friends in the centre.

20. What would you say is your personal  motto?  
The key to knowledge is understanding how little you know . Mr Socrates