• An Explosion Of Good Taste At The Tomato Salad Bar In Budapest

    • 4 Oct 2010 3:00 AM

    I just love it when new restaurants open in my neighborhood, near Kálvin Tér and Egyetem Tér, right at the southern end of the Fifth District. And I especially love it when the restaurant has both healthy and tasty food. Such is the new Tomato Salad Bar, Tea and Coffee House, Veres Pálné 33, on the corner of Szarka u. I had passed this intimate yet light and airy corner eatery a couple of times since it opened earlier this year, but hadn’t yet gone in, so I finally figured it was time to do so. And, Boy! Am I ever glad I did.

  • Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Bartók Béla National Concert Hall Budapest, 5 October

    • 30 Sep 2010 1:00 AM

    "Today, Eleftheria Arvanitaki has perhaps the best known Greek voice in the world. Her charismatic personality has not just conquered international concert halls: she has been one of the most loved singers in her native country since the eighties. Her concerts offer a unique experience and you don’t have to know Greek not to be moved by the passion and clarity of her vocal style.

  • 'Dance With Klári Pataky', Trafó Budapest, 27 - 28 September

    • 27 Sep 2010 3:00 AM

    "If pure dance is on the menu, you need some hard-to-get ingredients: a unique, mature language of dance, a firm concenpt of movement, a well-planned structure, clever use of space and superb dancers. Klári Pataky expertly supplies all of the above and doesn’t forget to include the spices.