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  • Gáspár Bálint, Managing Director of Vitéz Kürtös (Company Behind Chimney Cake Festival in Budapest)

    Gáspár Bálint, Managing Director of Vitéz Kürtös (Company Behind Chimney Cake Festival in Budapest)

    He was born in 1976 in Székelyudvarhely (Odorheiu Secuiesc) in Transylvania, and he studied fine mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, graduating in 1999. He comes from a family with deep roots in the making of traditional Transylvanian chimney cake (kürtőskalács) — his grandmother, Irma Simó, used to bake and sell kürtőskalács and kürtősfánk at open pools and spas on weekends.

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    Peter Roscoe, Co-Founder, Churchill Shooting Budapest

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    Harry Szovik, Actor, Translator, Musician in Hungary

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    Ildikó Pongrácz, Interior Designer, Owner at Fine Interiors in Hungary

    Ildikó was born in Budapest and from an early age she was inspired by diverse cultures experienced through family travels – influences that continue to shape her design work today.

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    Dave Thompson, Actor, Stand-Up Comedian in Budapest

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