8 result(s) for gastro festival in Interviews
Gáspár Bálint, Managing Director of Vitéz Kürtös (Company Behind Chimney Cake Festival in Budapest)
- 27 Oct 2025 3:23 PM
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 ...
Zeus Milenko Steven Salas, Artist from Caracas in Budapest
- 30 May 2023 2:55 PM
Born in Caracas, the artist Zeus Milenko Steven Salas currently lives and creates in Budapest. He left his home in Venezuela at a young age, to pursue gastronomy studies in Argentina. There, without any prior experience, he grabbed a brush and began painting – and he hasn’t stopped since.
Arne Klehn, Formal General Manager, Budapest Marriott Hotel
- 25 Jul 2019 1:31 PM
An open-minded, truly cosmopolitan expat with a passion for gastronomy and social responsibility, Arne arrived Budapest a year ago.
Gergő Gullner, Former Executive Chef, InterContinental Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
For the last 20 yearsm Gergő Gullner has worked for well-known international chains of hotels ‒ Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, Marriott in Zurich, The Monarch Dubai, and the Al Wazzan Group in Kuwait ‒ building his career as an Executive Chef. Working his way up from an apprentice, his last position was as Executive Chef at Al Wazzan Group, Kuwait, where he was in charge of kitchen operations ...
Interview 2: András Szabolcs, Owner, Funky Pho Restaurant - Permanently Closed
- 29 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Miklós Tamás, Former Chairman, City Taxi
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Since 2005, I have been the Company Chairman of City Taxi, one of the most well known and popular taxi companies in Budapest. City Taxi operates as a cooperative with more than 400 taxi owners, in addition to which we work with more than 400 subcontract taxi drivers.
Interview 2: Károly Gerendai, Founder Of Sziget Festival
- 4 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Éva Polgár, Pianist
- 5 Mar 2009 11:00 AM
Born in 1983, Éva Polgár started her piano studies in 1990. In 2001, she was admitted to the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where her teacher was Hamsa Al-Wadi Juis. Éva finished her studies in Helsinki in 2008, and at her diploma concert was honoured to play Beethoven's 3rd concerto with an orchestra conducted by the famous Finnish conductor, Okko Kamu. From 2002, Éva also studied at Budapest's ...
Gáspár Bálint, Managing Director of Vitéz Kürtös (Company Behind Chimney Cake Festival in Budapest)
- 27 Oct 2025 3:23 PM
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 ...
Zeus Milenko Steven Salas, Artist from Caracas in Budapest
- 30 May 2023 2:55 PM
Born in Caracas, the artist Zeus Milenko Steven Salas currently lives and creates in Budapest. He left his home in Venezuela at a young age, to pursue gastronomy studies in Argentina. There, without any prior experience, he grabbed a brush and began painting – and he hasn’t stopped since.
Arne Klehn, Formal General Manager, Budapest Marriott Hotel
- 25 Jul 2019 1:31 PM
An open-minded, truly cosmopolitan expat with a passion for gastronomy and social responsibility, Arne arrived Budapest a year ago.
Gergő Gullner, Former Executive Chef, InterContinental Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
For the last 20 yearsm Gergő Gullner has worked for well-known international chains of hotels ‒ Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, Marriott in Zurich, The Monarch Dubai, and the Al Wazzan Group in Kuwait ‒ building his career as an Executive Chef. Working his way up from an apprentice, his last position was as Executive Chef at Al Wazzan Group, Kuwait, where he was in charge of kitchen operations ...
Interview 2: András Szabolcs, Owner, Funky Pho Restaurant - Permanently Closed
- 29 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Miklós Tamás, Former Chairman, City Taxi
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Since 2005, I have been the Company Chairman of City Taxi, one of the most well known and popular taxi companies in Budapest. City Taxi operates as a cooperative with more than 400 taxi owners, in addition to which we work with more than 400 subcontract taxi drivers.
Interview 2: Károly Gerendai, Founder Of Sziget Festival
- 4 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Éva Polgár, Pianist
- 5 Mar 2009 11:00 AM
Born in 1983, Éva Polgár started her piano studies in 1990. In 2001, she was admitted to the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where her teacher was Hamsa Al-Wadi Juis. Éva finished her studies in Helsinki in 2008, and at her diploma concert was honoured to play Beethoven's 3rd concerto with an orchestra conducted by the famous Finnish conductor, Okko Kamu. From 2002, Éva also studied at Budapest's ...














