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Two plays in April, subtitled in English – Átrium Film and Theater Budapest- 2016.

Átrium Film and Theater

Location: District II.,  –  55 Margit Blvd.  – Budapest.

Tickets can be purchased through below, or on the spot.

http://atriumfilmszinhaz.jegy.hu

Date: April, 16. 2016 at  3 p.m.

“THE LONESOME WEST”

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 The superb play is back on stage at the Atrium Theater. Here are two previous updates already published after the  previous premiere:

VAKNYUGAT (THE LONESOME WEST) FRATRICIDAL STRUGGLE IN TWO ACTS AT THE ATRIUM-FILM-THEATER – BUDAPEST

CONTEMPORARY CULTURE FOR FOREIGN COMMUNITIES IN HUNGARY

Another Hungarian theater performance to be seen  also by foreigners with subtitled in English language:

HEAVENLY SHIFT

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… A  Hungarian, black comedy … Death does not select, man does …

April, 20 and 27. 2016. at 8 p.m.

A peak into the story in brief … Heavenly Shift uses dark humor to tell the story of a young paramedic, who gets introduced to the night life’s cruel world, but eternal truth: death does not select, man does. MILÁN (András Ötvös) the half Serbian, half Hungarian guy deserted from the Croatian army in 1992, the second year of the Yugoslav war and escapes from Yugoslavia to Hungary. As a former medical student he gets a job for himself  at the Hungarian paramedics. He has two unalterable, steady colleagues on the emergency ambulance KISTAMÁS (Tamás Keresztes) the driver of the ambulance and FÉK DOKTOR (Roland Rába) to be the leading paramedic of the team. It is a cold shower for the young enthusiastic and conscientious emergency care assistant when he realizes that his companions make a selection from the patients. While they are saving lives, sometimes they allow old people or mortally ill to die, or indeed it occurs that their death is hurried by them. MILÁN soon finds out that there is a business side to the illegal euthanasia events taken place at the back of their ambulance. In order to finance his fiancée’s rescue from the war MILÁN needs money, so he makes a deal with his companions. He gradually becomes involved in the horrors and sin. While he is turning into a skilled paramedic, and lives through the euphoric moments of lifesaving, he recognises innumerable faces of the death.

The crew of the play: Director-script: Márk Bodzsár, Cast: András Ötvös, Roland Rába, Tamás Keresztes, Sándor Zsótér, Natasa Stork, Cinematographer: Dániel Reich Producer: Unio Film,  Editor: Zoltán Kovács, Sound: Tamás Dévényi,  production designed by  Gábor Valcz, Costume designed by  János Breckl, Music by  Gábor Keresztes, Production of Unio Film.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Saint Patrick’s Day – Parade in Budapest – 2016.

The story of St. Patrick

Wishing a Cheer kinda Day!

Eat … Drink and Be Irish, because everybody can be Irish on this day!

Sunday,  March, 20. 2016.  

WHERE!?! … District V.,  Szabadság Square – Budapest

WHEN!?! … 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

A huge gathering is expected to take place at the Szabadság tér once again. The local families, friends and tourists are awaiting to be Green for a day and take to the streets of Budapest. It going to be a celebration of St Patrick’s Day. The parade will be led by a premier bagpipe group and  a giant floating of St Patrick will be on the venue.

On St Patrick’s Day it is customary to wear shamrocks  or  what-so-ever color green clothing or accessories. So be sure  wearing green to be at the “in” crowd. St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.

Welcoming families  to enjoy Celtic face painters, arts and craft activities, Irish Dancers and street entertainers, along the green-green grass at the Szabadság Square.  The spirit of Irish folklore and legends such as CuChullainn, the Irish Wolf Hound appears on the coat of arms of early Irish Kings along with the famous Shamrock and Harp, so be a part of it!

Guinness, crunchy-munchy cracks with line up of 20 traditional bands will keep the party rolling on.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Open-Air Theater – Margaret Island – Summer Festival – Budapest – 2016

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Three months of  full entertainment for all tastes, starting off on June, 10. 2016!

Five-star summer nights in Budapest … how does that sound!?!

Open-Air Theater at Margaret Island available from IBUSZ. With the joint Budapest Summer Festival and IBUSZ tourist experience package, guests can obtain hotel rooms in Budapest and VIP tickets to the super production at the Open-Air Theater on Margaret Island, which includes admission to the Water Tower, a welcome drink, boat transfer tickets and numerous other special services at significant savings.  It’s advantageous to reserve the best 12 summer weekend five-star offerings now! For years, the affordable and increasingly popular Sleep in Budapest with a theater ticket! Complete tourist experience feature offered by the Budapest Summer Festival has included a hotel stay and admission to the productions at the Open-Air Theatre on Margaret Island, together with numerous additional amenities and gifts. The festival organizer Szabad Tér Színház Nonprofit Kft. with one of the most significant domestic travel agencies IBUSZ, together expanded this offer for the 2016 summer theatre season, so that more theatre goers and tourists visiting the capital could take advantage of the preferential services.

The „Five-star Summer Nights in Budapest”, is available exclusively at IBUSZ and offers a Gold, Silver and Bronze package with the following: Two night stay with breakfast at a chosen 3, 4 or 5 star Budapest hotel. Admission ticket to the Star Parade on Margaret Island performance, by VIP admission to the performance with a separate entrance, out of turn admission ticket to view the 105-year-old Water Tower lookout and exhibition. Welcome drink at arrival before the performance (a glass of champagne) and boat transfer with return from the city center.The affordable 38000HUF price offers are available for two nights for a minimum of two people from Friday until Sunday by showing the hotel room reservation or the admission ticket. Guests get a further 25% discount on tickets to the Walking Route (little railway) on Margaret Island, admission to the Palatinus pool, tours of the city on the CityTour HopOn-Off tour busses and Jazzy Tower concert tickets.

It is by no accident that Budapest has become the world’s second best city based on the votes by an esteemed international travel magazine (Conde Nast Traveller).  It’s magical image, exciting nightlife, diverse and rich cultural offerings and unmatched recreational possibilities have renewed its attraction not only for foreign guests but for domestic visitors as well.   This new initiative by the Budapest Summer Festival and IBUSZ fulfills two tasks: thanks to the renovation in recent years, the grand stage on Margaret Island has become one of Central Europe’s nicest summer playgrounds, and in its attractive setting popularize Hungarian art, and by stimulating cultural tourism, increases the number of nights visitors stay in Budapest. The 2016 will be the year of romance at the Budapest Summer Festival with the assistance of national and international stars such as Andrea Rost, Erika Miklósa, Zoltán Kocsis and the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry, Gergely Madaras, Domonkos Héja, Yuja Wang pianist, Marc Heller, Sébastien Guéze, and Giuseppe Filianote opera singers, jazz diva Stacey Kent, Stanley Jordan jazz guitarist, the Globe Theater of London and the Monte Carlo Ballet Company. From among Verdi’s most popular operas, Traviata and Othello will be performed, there will be a 3 tenor opera gala world premiere, romantic ballet music and dance, Romeo and Juliet ballet performance, the musical Evita, the Revue Circus and concert by the Virtuosos.

For more information visit: http://eng.szabadter.hu/

Press release – Budapest Summer Festival

Update  Aggie Reiter

Rock Symphony – Edvin Marton – Budapest – 2016.

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Edvin Marton  – Prince of the Violin – Budapest

7.30 p.m. Crossover Concert

Budapest Congress Center
District XII., 1. Jagelló Road – Budapest

Still a month to go, yet if you are curious to be at Edvin Marton’s show it is your time to purchase your ticket/s cause they mostly sell out fast all over the world. So it happened on the day  the tickets were out. Originally, Edvin Marton’s concert was sold out in just hours, so on the same day which is  Sunday, April, 17. 2016. there will be held another concert. So if you do not wish to miss being there, it is worthwhile to get your seat at:

https://www.jegy.hu/program/edvin-marton-rock-symphony-lemezbemutato-koncert-65969

Edvin Marton, is a world-famous Hungarian violinist and every time he step on stage he simply is enchanting his audience with his unique, suggestive performance. Already played around five continents countries.  He is an Emmy Award winning composer and performer. Studied at such prestigious schools as Tchaikovsky Music School in Moscow, Music Academy in Budapest, Music Academy in Vienna and Juilliard School of Music in New York.

Witness his captivating style of playing greatest classical, rock music and presenting his own original hits have made him a Gold and Platinum artist in Europe, Russia and China as well. At the show with his rock band Edvin Marton plays the greatest hits from his new album titled ’’Rock Symphony’’. Can hear Marton’s style of playing Vivaldi rolling over to Metallica.  Just to mention a few to be heard from hos repertoire: Vivaldi – Storm, Coldplay – Clocks, Queen –  Bohemian Rhapsody, Metallica – Nothing Else Matters and a bunch of more.

He plays on his highly esteemed 1699 Antonio Stradivari violin in a way you have never heard before. His compositions will certainly blow you away with emotions, move the spirit and rock the house!

Edvin Marton is a winner of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest seen by more than 200 million people. Other awards include a 2008 MTV Europe Award and an American Television EMMY Award for Best Original Composition (ABC Television Network).

Update by Aggie Reiter

First Marzipan Festival – Retro Sweets – Budapest – 2016.

                   

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District V.   Elisabeth Square – Budapest

March, 14 to 15. 2016.

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Free of Entry!

Have a sweet tooth, or not … never-the-less meet with family, friends at the world of past, present and future of sweetness brought to you by

Királyi Marcipán Kft. – Royal Marzipan Ltd.!

For decades under socialism sweets packaging looked terrible, often sticky liquid and frankly they were mainly sugar-by-sugar. However, at the time being grandparents, parents, even to this day retain the flavors in their mouth. Slowly the sweets and candy factory manufactures had pulled down the curtain.  A dumping of new sweets arrived, but for some reason these long gone delicacies interestingly were reborn in foreign land and again they appeared for the customers at sweet festivals in Hungary. These reborn sweets are named to-day as “Retro Sweets” and in the past years these retro sweets became popular more than ever. Especially, when parents and grandparents  with a wide smile meet them again and told their child or grandchild that they grew up eating these for example both the dentist’s nightmare … the törökméz –  honeycomb toffee –  and the krumplicukor – potato sugar, téli fagyi – winter ice-cream, Diana sugar (chocolate covered alcohol), Balatonszelet – slice of Balaton, medvecukor – licorice, kakas nyalóka cock shape lollipop and a huge selection in size and forms of other lollipops, Zizi – sugar-coated puffed rice grains, all sort of sugar jellies that a generation ate them.

On March, 14-15. 2016., grannies, grandpops, parents may take a ride back to the past decades yummies they had to the „Sweetville” at the Akvárium Club – Budapest.  Each day music programs.  As for Monday, March, 14. can enjoy the wonderful voice of Milán Szakonyi and on March, 15. István Fekete, both day’s concert starts off a 3 p.m.

Now within bringing back a bit of history the Királyi Marcipán Ltd., deploys dozens-and-dozens of their only hand-made marzipan dessert of a selection of 150 different fillings in flavors. Here jus mentioning a couple of yummy variations of flavors: whiskey, rum, apricot and plum pálinka,  Red wine from Villány and the noble Tokaj wine as fillings of marzipan, steeped in French cherry brandy for the wise guys. All these Marzipan are covered with Belgian chocolate.

Many entertainment programs such as face painting for children, clown jokes and also the children may learn the secret of hand-made marzipan. A huge collection of chocolate bars are also available on the spot, especially the Royal Marzipan Ltd. bars,  the Csokimobil – chocolate Mobile having the latest version of mobile phone with pictures on the cover. More special chocolate bars for special occasions: Valentine Day, Birthday,  Name Day, Easter, Women’s Day, Kids messages,  Pictures of Hungary’s famous sight-and-sound on the cover.

A good excuse to taste sweets-over-sweets, so hop over to the First Marzipan Festival  a spend a day to  recall, remember and look for their other venues to visit for young and old.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

Co-events at Travel 2016 – Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center!

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Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center

 District, X., 10, Albertirsai Road – Budapest

Open daily throughout the Travel 2016 exhibition.

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The 2016  year beside many other facts  the eyes will be focusing on Rio de Janeiro whereas will be ho the Olympic Games, and at the Travel Fair Brazil is  the Guest the Culture. The visitors may spend a full day to watch hot rhythm dancers, shows, taste the real Brazil coffee and some special snacks  during the exhibition.

Africa Expo and Fair

At the Africa-focused exhibition visitors can learn about Africa’s cultural and gastronomic traditions and values.

Caravan Salon

Presenting a widest range of caravans and trailers available in Hungary.  Besides the caravans, all camping equipment , items and related accessories are awaiting the visitors The visitors may get to know, learn about all sorts camping accessories beside the caravans.

Bringaexpo

This is the largest bicycle trade fair in Hungary, and at the same time the visitors may view, test bicycles and purchase these special bikes at the Bringaexpo 2016. Indeed, the mood is hilarious.

 

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

 

Day2 – Travel – 2016. Hungexpo – Budapest – Hungary

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Spending pretty much time at the Travel Fair would like to share some collected information for those who could make it to be around during the time being!

Visit Italy –  visitors to the Italian stand were warmly welcomed by fully information about the whereabouts to spend their vacation, offering 4star hotel at Park Gallanti Village, or for families, friends at the Ferrari Lido on the white sandy beach for all age. The selection of accomodation is wide to choose from a real recharge for one who would like to spend their holidays at modern greenery venue within reach from the sea. Was told the at the stand the Park Gallanti Village is a combination of wellbeing oases … real relaxation for both body and mind. They offered real Italian coffee, pizza cheese and wrapped with Italian ham.The visitors were treated with true Italian hospitality, received real Italian coffee, cheese and Italian ham rolled in pizza.

Visit Indonesia cannot be to roam around all the islands  having more than 17 thousand of islands, but to  choose spot to have the flavor of their rich culture, waves to surf, deep blue pristine seas swimming with the  dolphins, dugongs or the large mantrays, white sandy  beaches, rainforest – for instance at Sumatra where indeed also rich in arts  and crafts, tradition dances and music is worthwhile  heard as a drop of information gained at the Travel  2016 – Hungexpo  Fair. For those planning to visit the Islands, heard not to be missed the Komodo Island to see one of the real wonder of the world, the Komodo Dragon at the National Park. Once they lived  across Indonesia and Australia. These large  lizzards body size remained the same for over 3,8 million years. So to get a little shiver of seeing these creature in several movies one can see them in real size. The only time to think it over to visit the place is between May and August during their mating time when they are not so friendly and a bit restless.  The Italian stand

As for the locals, the inland offers were plenty to choice from,  because might have already heard about the fact that Hungary is having  somewhere around in Budapest and even at several regions, each week-ends a fair or festival.

Mentioning a couple of sites  to see beside Budapest, because Hungary is not just all about events in the Capital …

Visit Gyula … shortly March,11-15 the city will hold a real Sodar festival. Smoked flavors and aroma will fill the area. During the long-weekend will be the VI. Gyulai Sausage “Sódarmustra” – culinary festival.  Taste not only the sausages,  but purchase the local producers real meat preparations for Easter, directly from farmers. In addition to the range of delicious meat products armies entertainment are waiting for those who spend a long weekend to Visit Gyula. Each day during the festival can choose among several programs.  There will be something for everyone! Programs for small and younger children as spending time with arts and crafts, theme park awaits for all age.

Probably may already know that at the four corners of Hungary  is rich in the land of hot thermal water with medical treatments.

Lenti –  is a place of jewelry box of health. Earth energy waves were discovered in Lenti Thermal Spa in 2002. On the territory of Lenti Thermal Spa the Saint George Energy Park, which is unique in Europe, is situated at the meeting point of energy lines with beneficial effects. Here guests can find more efficient recreation, fulfillment, and healing due to the combined impact of the spa and this special energetic place. The types of Earth waves, i.e. Saint George lines, were called Dragon Currents in Eastern cultures. In ancient cultures, these types of Earth lines or “neural currents” were worshiped as saints. At the intersections of such lines, sacred places were built such as Stonehenge, Lourdes, Fatima, Machu Picchu, the Egyptian pyramids or churches in the Árpád era.

Zalakaros   is situated in the vicinity of the Little  Lake Balaton, organizing attractive and diverse programs, events and festivals, but also plenty of  spa programs and event.  A family friendly place with  a land of  Waterworld, playhouse, mini adventure park, children can watch the Waterworld from a tower, and there is also climbing wall, playground, nursing room, a kitchen and a changing room for the babies.

BócsaVincze Riding Center offers a wide range of possibilities for riding sport lovers … training, riding tours, horse-drawn coach or slate excursions, riding camps, as well as therapeutical riding instruction. Besides all these, they are engaged in breeding and training of price winning horses. The Vincze Riding Center is situated in Bócsa, about 100 kms. from Budapest, located in the Kiskunság National Park. The dunes and steppes of Bócsa-Bugac venue  having sand plains, dunes, sodic lakes and marshes, make it one of the most complex areas of the national park.

Nagykanizsa  – At the representatives booth was testing by tasting the „Kanizsai dödölle„ Typical regional folk pasta. This year will be held for the 11th time the Kanizsai dödölle and Wine Festival – September, 9-10. 2016., which is famous for its folk Zala Country’s food. During the festival will be  held cooking competition between amateur and professional chefs, a battle to win the wine’s title called „Dalnoki”  and colorful programs for children and adults. For locals and foreigners not o be missed!

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

Hungary’s largest tourist parade at HUNGEXPO –TRAVEL 2016.

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DAY1 ... Even though the data are under processing on the opening day showed the tourism trends show that the visitors are mainly looking at inland offers. Never-the-less there is still 3 days to go for visitors to look and see what the foreigner exhibitors can offer them.

Many foreign exhibitors were here last year and having good experiences with their offers, came back this year aswell.

The list would be extremely long to mention having from 28 countries with 399 exhibitors of domestic and foreign exhibitors, but a short note to see a couple of offers at their stand can be learnt. On the first hand, Budapest – Hungary as the City of Guest of Honor, with its slogan “Budapest hosts Hungary”. In 2016., the Budapest Summer Festival and the Budapest Spring Festival offering this year within the spirit of Romanticism assembled cultural activities and including for tourists special packages to book also available during the exhibition on the spot. At the Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, Hungarian and International artists will be on stage  such as: Andrea Rost, Erika Miklósa, Zoltán Kocsis, Támas Vásáry, Gergely Madaras, Hawk Dominic. Welcoming foreigner stars on stage will be Yuja Wang- Chinese pianist, Marc Heller, Sébastien Guez, Giuseppe Filianoti, James Valenti – opera singer, Stacey Kent – jazz diva, guitarist – Stanley Jordan and London’s Globe Theater and the Monte Carlo Ballet. As a novelty 3 Tenors opera gala  and  there will be Virtuosi festive variety show, circus and concerts as well.

On the second-hand, a wide variety of foreigner exhibitors arrived this year aswell to make the Hungarians wish to spend their holidays abroad, and most probably if they really want to know a country’s cultures then certainly will learn through its gastronomy. As mentioned, more than two dozen foreigner exhibitors are present, so here is a couple mentioning to visit their stand.

Austria – Offering  unforgettable entertainment and loads of fun at the Wiesn Festival – September,22. – October, 9. 2016. (More info  to come)

Israel – The israeli stand was opened by His Excellency Ilan Mor Israeli Ambassador to Hungary, by saying Israel is a place to visit once in a lifetime, these were the first welcoming words. Take a journey through the ancient Holy land, learn, discover the authentic Israel with family, friends or fellow travellers. Whatever the season experience something new, interesting and exciting, including activities, customs and places that are unique.  Hear more about the travel opt. on the spot. There is a huge of holiday offers that will surely catch the eye.

Turkey  – A place where nature, Sun and Sea,  health and wellness, sport, culture  can be all  reached having vacation at Kemer/Antalya with family or friends.  There are many hotel just by the Sea where the spectacular mountains and sea view of the Mediterranean can be perceived on the spot.

Malta –  Is closer from Budapest than many may think. It is a small countries with marvelous places to visit, for instance: Popeye Village, the Grand Fort and during the fall holds the Birgufest – Candlelight event at Birgu (also known as Vittoriosa) – which is one of Malta’s oldest and most historic cities.

Cyprus – Was a good reason for the visitors by telling, Cyprus can be visited any time of year that suits you.  Many places rich of ancient ruins can be found there and also very handy is a “free” weekly guided tour, I was told.  Was highlighted to visit Pafos Archaeological Park. It is at the entrance of the harbour one can access this quite stunning park which houses a truly unique collection of remarkable treasures dating from far back in time in the 2nd century B.C.

The visitors strolling around  the stands were pretty surprised by the sight of Mr. Piano Man rolling along  the pathways…

Coming up  more adventure at the Travel 2016. Hungexpo – Budapest

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

The aftermath of the “Son of Saul” – Oscar Award 2016.

A press conference was held in Budapest, whereas the whole crew of the Son of Saul was present arriving back from LA. László Nemes Jeles – film director admitted: Q.: “It’s was amazing to see how happy people were to hear the film to be the Oscar winner at the press conference in Budapest.  László Nemes Jeles told he had spoke with Oscar-winning the legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg both before and after Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, telling him that Son of Saul is “an important film” which had contributed to the collective remembrance of the Holocaust. Lead actor Géza Röhrig said that even before the Oscar ceremony, he felt like he was “the Saul of 15 million Hungarian” in LA. Gábor Sipos  the producer said the film’s cast and crew were extremely touched by the huge support they received on the remembrance Sunday’s ceremony.

The Academy Award topped off a highly impressive haul of accolades for Son of Saul, which include the Golden Globe for best foreign language film, the Grand Prix along with the International Federation of Film Critics prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, this year’s Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film and also the critics prize at last year’s CinEast film festival in Luxembourg.

Zoltán Vági, the film’s historical consultant, said that the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives will launch the Children of Saul program which will focus on identifying the names of the 100,000 Hungarian Jewish children exterminated at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in the early ’40s.

 

Update Aggie Reiter

10th Dinning Week in Budapest and in the regions of Hungary – 2016.

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Gourmand are awaited at a laid table for a special  Hungarian treat.

The past day within the grand selection of menus was invited to taste  and hear about the forthcoming  Restaurant Week  at the Hotel Corinthia Budapest.

Coming up again this year for the 10th occasion in the capital and at several region’s  restaurants entered by a high  number offering the 3-course special menu prepared exclusively for the occasion. The participant restaurants offer their menus for  the price of 3300HUF and the premium menus for 4900HUF. Beside the delicious menu, 3 kind of wines are offered for the price of 1990HUF. These wines were previously and especially selected to the different menus recommended by sommelier Antal Kovács at each participating restaurants to match the menus. The service charge is always included into the menu price. Restaurants who serve premium menus are marked with red color as “DiningCity Star” at the reservation list.

Bookings for the Dinning Week is also available in English language and can only be made through the website at: http://www.etteremhet.hu.

You can see right the minute whether the selected restaurant has available seats for that certain day and time. Therefore, when hitting the reservations button it will be shown in real-time and will automatically will appear  as the approval.  Whether wish to make change of already reserved seats, it is not necessary to first delete and make a new reservation.

This year for the first time, the 10th Dinning Week joins for charity to the „Feed the Children Foundation” (Gyermekétkeztetési Alapítvány).  This means that from the sum of  each menu 50HUF goes to the Feed the Children Foundation. At the end of the Dinning Week the income will be transferred  to support  the needy children.

Here are is a link to follow, see the restaurants participating at the 10th Dinning Week en English language: http://www.etteremhet.hu/lang/en/restaurants_list?city=budapest

and also  can be viewed those regional restaurants participating  aswell: http://www.etteremhet.hu/lang/en/restaurants_list?city=countryside

Update and snaps: Aggie Reiter