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How come there is squid in my burger? - Pura Vida Dine, Tapolca

The Cave Lake is not the only attraction in Tapolca: the city surprised us with great Mediterranean bistro kitchen.

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Zander - the treasure of Lake Balaton growing scarce

This year, zander is the special guest of the Budapest Fish Festival.

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Gastronomical avalanche in Keszthely - TéilKert's kitchen opening

The winterized joint of the local Fröccsterasz starts with burgers, pastrami and pho.

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In Hegymagas, Even the Lamborghini Participates In The Harvest

At the Szászi Pincészet, we got to know what the pneumatic press was and saw a de-stemmer.

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The Knight Has Risen And Reconquers Paloznak - Guden Birtok

There are wines prepared on only 1 acre that defeat even Jásdi's Riesling.

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Balatonfüred Keeps Moving Up

For 10 years now, Balatonfüred's historical city centre and promenades have been in the process of renewal, taking small steps along a uniform concept. We explored the pleasantry of being a tourist in Füred.

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Csopak's Codex Wines - the 1st Csopak Riesling Festival

At the fiesta organized around the first public tasting of Csopak's 2013 wines, we asked the minds behind the Csopak Codex, István Jásdi and Tamás Kovács about this year's harvest and the characteristics of a good Welschriesling from Csopak.

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The Way to Start Your Tihany Morning - Tündérsziget

Vegetarians, vegans and meat-lovers can all eat their fill a few minutes from the Tihany Abbey.

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Where Even Pasta is Raw - Az élet étterme, Siófok

Plant milk and main courses served with linseed bread. We have discovered the vegan place of pilgrimage at Lake Balaton.

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Slovenian Trout and Debrecener - Our Favourites at Hertelendy Castle's Gourmet Festival

We went on a weekend of top gastronomy, and saying that we regret it would be an outright lie.

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Harvest at the Ax&Ax Winery in Kéthely - Photo Gallery

We mistook the refractometer for a tiny telescope in the Kéthely vineyard of the Ax&Ax Winery, when we visited to see how the harvest goes.

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Those Who Benefitted From the Bad Weather - the season in the eyes of the owner of Kredenc

We chatted with the resident of Kredenc Wine Bistro, András Dobai about the anti-depressant filled rainy summer and approaching winter.

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There's No Other Rest Point Like This Along the Highway M7 - Völgyhíd Kávézó, Kőröshegy

Detour from M7 for excellent home-made cookies and the Viaduct cake.

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Organic Wine in Wooden Barrels, Jams in Glass Jars - Tamás Winery

Organic farming and wooden barrels play as great a role in the fame of the Csopak-based Tamás Winery as their lavender jams.

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'We were stuck inside the restaurant' - the season in the eyes of Balázs Csapody

Last week, we discussed the season with a buffet owner in Vonyarcvashegy, and now we talked to the owner of the best known Balaton restaurant.

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The favourite of playboys - Mákvirág Restaurant

A shady garden lined with rose bushes on the hilltop with a hundred-year-old renovated press house and an ancient cellar in the background.

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Beach Food v2.0 - CODE ZERO, Csopak

One thing we've learnt in Csopak is that two containers are more than enough for serving great grilled food to your guests.

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One of the Best Ice Creams of the North Shore - Korzó Ice Cream Parlour

Not far from the Balatonfüred pier, on the Zákonyi Ferenc sétány, it's always a bit crowded. One of the reasons is the Korzó ice cream parlour. The family enterprise that opened in 2007 has become an iconic spot of the town since and we're brave enough to claim that you can have one of the best ice creams of the Balaton region here.

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One is simply not enough – the Bergmann confectioneries in Balatonfüred

Gellért roll, Captain Morgan’s cake, mimosa and Irish coffee cake, these are the favourites of the Füred customers. Most people return to the Bergmann confectioneries for the tried and tested flavours.

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Gloriously unhealthy beach food in Balatonfüred – Üvegtigris Buffet

Opened in 2004, the Üvegtigris Buffet in Balatonfüred has a long queue snaking in front of it every day, waiting for the gloriously unhealthy manna to be handed out. We gave it a try as well.

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An Oriental Harmony of Flavours - Mala Garden, Siófok

Mala Garden in Siófok was opened 7 years ago, in 2007. The design concocted from modern minimalism and Balinese influence is blended with a sense of cosiness, and the same, well-functioning mixture characterizes the dishes as well. There are Hungarian influences injected into the prevailing oriental style - and we even came across a Mexican cheese soup.

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Sunlit hillside – the Istvándy Winery

A human scale, quality production, unity even against the current – this is what every bit of this idyllic estate strives to represent.

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The best cordials in the Káli Basin – Levendula Porta

Intense, fresh flavours, homemade cordials, jams, jellies, fresh cow’s milk, yoghurt and cheeses – it’s something straight out of a fairy tale.

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Premeditated Progress in the Káli Basin - Jenő Istvándy's Winery

An experimenting winery that grows year by year in one of the most beautiful settlements of the Káli Basin, Szentbékkálla. The winery cultivates 5 acres at the moment and produce mostly Chardonnay, Királyleányka and Welschriesling. We tasted each and every type of wine it offers, and discovered the reason why young people travel several hundred kilometres for a wine tasting under the Istvándy aegis.

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Kishegy is sparkling – Garamvári Vineyard

The Garamvári Vineyard on Kishegy has piqued the interest of many wine enthusiasts, so we paid them a visit.