This pörkölt recipe from Budapest, Hungary, makes the stew that most people know as goulash. When we first visited Budapest, my knowledge of Hungarian food and wine was limited to Bull’s Blood red wine, Tokaji sweet wine, salami, paprika, and the dish that was made using paprika – goulash. Given that I’ve been stewing and … Read more
Budapest is a brilliant city to stay in a holiday rental and settle in for a while. Food, wine, culture, and beauty aside, this Budapest shopping list shows it’s a fantastically affordable place to live for a European city. We still have a few destinations to go on our yearlong grand tour dedicated to slow, … Read more
After 11 months of our grand tour and ten foodie walks in London, Perpignan, Paris, Venice, Tokyo, New York, Mexico City, Cape Town, Istanbul, and now Budapest, we’ve concluded that a market tour with a local food expert should be the very first thing you do when you arrive in a place, especially if you’re … Read more
This scrambled eggs with smoked salmon recipe has become our go-to eggs recipe for Christmas breakfast. It’s decadent and delicious, especially when served with bubbly. This is what we’re enjoying for Christmas breakfast here in Krakow, Poland, today. When we were in a delicatessen doing some last-minute shopping in Krakow on Christmas Eve, before the … Read more
Budapest. It’s a city made for walking. After going grocery shopping, one of the first things we do when we arrive at a new destination for our two-week stay is to walk – and not anywhere in particular, we just wander around our neighbourhood. If you’ve been travelling with us since the beginning of the … Read more