Category: food & drinks
Bordó Bisztró, Budapest
We ate our first dinner here by ourselves after Chris’s conference ended. It was Halloween weekend. The bistro is located at the corner of Nagymező Street and Király Street, a block or so from Andrássy út in the center of Budapest. We avoided a whole line of clearly touristy establishments on Liszt Ferenc tér (friendly host…
Città delle cento torri, Asti, Piedmont
Continuing with our vacation in Northern Italy … in Piedmont where we were staying, the nearest big town is Asti. Asti has the largest late medieval architectural heritage of the region, in memory of what was once the most powerful town in Piedmont. There are numerous towers, fortified houses, churches, and palaces. The area north-west of the…
Terredavino, Cantine in Barolo
Continuing with our visit to Northern Italy – Barolo – one of the best-known Italian wines – are made in the village of Barolo in Piedmont. Partly because of time-constraint, we did not visit any of the famous winery, like Conterno, … and not even Renato Ratti, owner of the villa where we were staying…
Mont d’Or, France
Let’s talk about cheese. Mont d’Or. Like most cheeses, it is named after where it comes from. This place is named Gold Mountain because of the cliffs in this mountainous area which reflect the golden light of the setting sun. By the way, the mountain range is named Jura which gave rise to the name…