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Xpat Event Report: Budapest Soup Festival, Elvis Presley Park
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Soup Festival (Budai Levesfesztivál) was organized for the first time. Held in the Elvis Pressley Park, with a mixture of Hungarian and International soups, where you could find the usual suspects (fish, meat, gulyas, vegetable, bean, fruit, liver dumpling and onion-in-bread soup), as well as, the not so usual ones. It was not quite as big as the other food festivals I have been to ...
Xpat Opinion: Tobacco Shop concessions And The Governing Party In Hungary
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of nepotism over changes to the law on selling tobacco products. They believe that the government imposed a monopoly on the selling of cigarettes in order to offer lucrative business possibilities to its own people.
Xpat Event Report: Helmut Newton Exhibition In Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of Fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s “Illustrated”, “Private Property” and “Gun for Hire”. Although Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, it ...
Xpat Report: The 11th March Of The Living In Budapest
- 23 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 11th March of the Living, commemorating the victims of Holocaust, took place along the Danube in Budapest on the 21st of April. The aim of the event was also to support the reinforcement of a Hungary that is free of racism and extremism. Around 20,000-25,000 people took part in the peaceful remembrance march. Among the participants were Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, Fidesz ...
Xpat Event Report: Hungarian Business Circle: Doing Business In 2013
- 19 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- business
“Growing through a recession: Doing Business in 2013 – Small, Medium Enterprise” was the theme of the IHBC event at the Conference Center in Bank Center Office yesterday, with the Irish Ambassador, Kevin Dowling in attendance. This was about the opportunity of growth and not so much recession. It focused on passion, adaptability, embracing technology, added value and competitive advantage. ...
Photo Report: Children’s Dance House At Budapest's Palace of Arts
- 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Last Sunday morning I went along to the 'Palace of Arts' (MUPA) to check-out 'Hungarian folk dance for beginners' - and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies! Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Palace of Arts. Expert and charismatic dance instructor Farkas Zoltan ‘Batyu’ and his wife Toth Ildiko ‘Fecske’ showed children ...
Marta Wessely, Gastronomy Blogger
- 16 Apr 2013 12:00 PM
As a fresh IT engineer graduate I became a product manager at Matáv (today Magyar Telekom). I took part in product development projects preparing for the market liberalisation, then became a manager of main business processes development.
Xpat Event Report: NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all things organic in Budapest, presented by Matthew Hayes, a teacher at St. Istvan Agricultural University and long-time Budapest resident, who is helping ...
Xpat Event Report: Jazz Star Charms Audience At Bohém Festival In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-based jazz singer Catherine Russell performed to a full-house at the Kecskemét Bohém Jazz & Ragtime Festival on March 24. Daughter of the late Louis Russell, the long-time musical director for Louis Armstrong, Ms. Russell enchanted the audience with her voice, wit, and personal warmth and earned a standing ovation for a performance of a traditional Hungarian jazz song in Hungarian.
Xpat Event Report: Budapest Soup Festival, Elvis Presley Park
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Soup Festival (Budai Levesfesztivál) was organized for the first time. Held in the Elvis Pressley Park, with a mixture of Hungarian and International soups, where you could find the usual suspects (fish, meat, gulyas, vegetable, bean, fruit, liver dumpling and onion-in-bread soup), as well as, the not so usual ones. It was not quite as big as the other food festivals I have been to ...
Xpat Opinion: Tobacco Shop concessions And The Governing Party In Hungary
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of nepotism over changes to the law on selling tobacco products. They believe that the government imposed a monopoly on the selling of cigarettes in order to offer lucrative business possibilities to its own people.
Xpat Event Report: Helmut Newton Exhibition In Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of Fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s “Illustrated”, “Private Property” and “Gun for Hire”. Although Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, it ...
Xpat Report: The 11th March Of The Living In Budapest
- 23 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 11th March of the Living, commemorating the victims of Holocaust, took place along the Danube in Budapest on the 21st of April. The aim of the event was also to support the reinforcement of a Hungary that is free of racism and extremism. Around 20,000-25,000 people took part in the peaceful remembrance march. Among the participants were Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, Fidesz ...
Xpat Event Report: Hungarian Business Circle: Doing Business In 2013
- 19 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- business
“Growing through a recession: Doing Business in 2013 – Small, Medium Enterprise” was the theme of the IHBC event at the Conference Center in Bank Center Office yesterday, with the Irish Ambassador, Kevin Dowling in attendance. This was about the opportunity of growth and not so much recession. It focused on passion, adaptability, embracing technology, added value and competitive advantage. ...
Photo Report: Children’s Dance House At Budapest's Palace of Arts
- 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
Last Sunday morning I went along to the 'Palace of Arts' (MUPA) to check-out 'Hungarian folk dance for beginners' - and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies! Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Palace of Arts. Expert and charismatic dance instructor Farkas Zoltan ‘Batyu’ and his wife Toth Ildiko ‘Fecske’ showed children ...
Marta Wessely, Gastronomy Blogger
- 16 Apr 2013 12:00 PM
As a fresh IT engineer graduate I became a product manager at Matáv (today Magyar Telekom). I took part in product development projects preparing for the market liberalisation, then became a manager of main business processes development.
Xpat Event Report: NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all things organic in Budapest, presented by Matthew Hayes, a teacher at St. Istvan Agricultural University and long-time Budapest resident, who is helping ...
Xpat Event Report: Jazz Star Charms Audience At Bohém Festival In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-based jazz singer Catherine Russell performed to a full-house at the Kecskemét Bohém Jazz & Ragtime Festival on March 24. Daughter of the late Louis Russell, the long-time musical director for Louis Armstrong, Ms. Russell enchanted the audience with her voice, wit, and personal warmth and earned a standing ovation for a performance of a traditional Hungarian jazz song in Hungarian.