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Xpat Opinion: Concert Review: The Vibe Debut Concert In Budapest
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Saturday, November 10th saw the long-awaited debut of Budapest's newest cover band super-group, The Vibe. Shameless, consisting of two of the members of The Vibe, Michael Kentish and Jon Spinks, opened the show with a grooving mix of old classics and more contemporary tunes. The song selection was well targeted to get people to start singing along almost immediately with "Smile Like You Mean It" ...
'Emerging Europe', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I was back in the UK for a few days recently. I’m coordinating the work the UK’s Embassies in Central Europe do in promoting trade opportunities for British business in the region. Within Central Europe the export markets are modest by world standards. But together they make up a market of some 100 million people. And a combined GDP of around 1 trillion Euros. That, together with the fact that ...
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest’s Top 5 Skating Rinks
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By local expat Adri Bruckner: The holidays and winter wouldn’t be complete with a few rounds around a scenic skating rink, and warming up afterwards with a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine! Budapest has some great places for a skate, all with skate rental, lessons, opportunities to rent rinks for parties, and a good time to be had by all. I think I’ve been to every rink in the city, since I ...
Xpat Report: CEU Business School Roundtable About What Venture Capitalists Really Do
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Between the two notions of venture capitalists as either rainmakers who change the fate of a startup the instant they sign a check or as investors whose funding comes at the cost of founders losing control of their company lies a much more nuanced reality. Entrepreneurs and MBA students glimpsed this reality at a roundtable developed by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Central ...
Invitation: JCI Expat Budapest Charity Poker Tournament, 24 November
- 24 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On the 24th of November, JCI Expat Budapest will organize their first Charity Poker Tournament. In the tasteful setting of the Cotton Club up to 90 participants can play for the charity organisation of their choice during a full scale professional Texas Hold’m Poker Tournament. All cash prizes will be donated to charity.
Xpat Opinion: Nobu Budapest Restaurant, Bad Feedback, & Management?
- 22 Nov 2012 9:45 AM
- food & drink
Nobu Budapest is presently ranked a rather dismal 126th in the independent Tripadviser list of restaurants in Budapest. This comes as quite a surprise since around the world this high-end eatery is usually regarded as a top choice for a reliably enjoyable experience. So what's up with Nobu in Hungary? From the candid bad feedback on Tripadviser it seems (m)any negative aspects relate to the ...
Where's The (Best) Beef In Budapest?
- 22 Nov 2012 9:30 AM
- shopping
Local expat Rob Longworth has been in the hospitality /restaurant industry in Hungary since 1995. So he really knows more than most about the supply side of related raw materials, like prime cuts of beef and other meats. The wholesale trade doesn't sell to private individuals of course, and unfortunately the quality of meat at supermarkets and butcher shops in Budapest is notoriously ...
The Hungarian Government Has Signed Its Fifth Strategic Partnership Agreement This Year
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the local unit of the Japanese automobile manufacturer Suzuki on 21 November.
Xpat Opinion: Concert Review: The Vibe Debut Concert In Budapest
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Saturday, November 10th saw the long-awaited debut of Budapest's newest cover band super-group, The Vibe. Shameless, consisting of two of the members of The Vibe, Michael Kentish and Jon Spinks, opened the show with a grooving mix of old classics and more contemporary tunes. The song selection was well targeted to get people to start singing along almost immediately with "Smile Like You Mean It" ...
'Emerging Europe', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I was back in the UK for a few days recently. I’m coordinating the work the UK’s Embassies in Central Europe do in promoting trade opportunities for British business in the region. Within Central Europe the export markets are modest by world standards. But together they make up a market of some 100 million people. And a combined GDP of around 1 trillion Euros. That, together with the fact that ...
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest’s Top 5 Skating Rinks
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By local expat Adri Bruckner: The holidays and winter wouldn’t be complete with a few rounds around a scenic skating rink, and warming up afterwards with a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine! Budapest has some great places for a skate, all with skate rental, lessons, opportunities to rent rinks for parties, and a good time to be had by all. I think I’ve been to every rink in the city, since I ...
Xpat Report: CEU Business School Roundtable About What Venture Capitalists Really Do
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Between the two notions of venture capitalists as either rainmakers who change the fate of a startup the instant they sign a check or as investors whose funding comes at the cost of founders losing control of their company lies a much more nuanced reality. Entrepreneurs and MBA students glimpsed this reality at a roundtable developed by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Central ...
Invitation: JCI Expat Budapest Charity Poker Tournament, 24 November
- 24 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On the 24th of November, JCI Expat Budapest will organize their first Charity Poker Tournament. In the tasteful setting of the Cotton Club up to 90 participants can play for the charity organisation of their choice during a full scale professional Texas Hold’m Poker Tournament. All cash prizes will be donated to charity.
Xpat Opinion: Nobu Budapest Restaurant, Bad Feedback, & Management?
- 22 Nov 2012 9:45 AM
- food & drink
Nobu Budapest is presently ranked a rather dismal 126th in the independent Tripadviser list of restaurants in Budapest. This comes as quite a surprise since around the world this high-end eatery is usually regarded as a top choice for a reliably enjoyable experience. So what's up with Nobu in Hungary? From the candid bad feedback on Tripadviser it seems (m)any negative aspects relate to the ...
Where's The (Best) Beef In Budapest?
- 22 Nov 2012 9:30 AM
- shopping
Local expat Rob Longworth has been in the hospitality /restaurant industry in Hungary since 1995. So he really knows more than most about the supply side of related raw materials, like prime cuts of beef and other meats. The wholesale trade doesn't sell to private individuals of course, and unfortunately the quality of meat at supermarkets and butcher shops in Budapest is notoriously ...
The Hungarian Government Has Signed Its Fifth Strategic Partnership Agreement This Year
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the local unit of the Japanese automobile manufacturer Suzuki on 21 November.