Tag Archives: magyar
The Secret Hungarian Restaurant
“We could always try the secret Hungarian restaurant.” Wait, what? Lamenting the disappearance of eateries serving central European soul food with my cousin Pete – our beloved Mocca, the last one standing, closed over a decade ago after 47 years in … Continue reading
Posted in food, Hungary, Society
Tagged attila jozsef, club, faludy, first hungarian literary society, food, gyorgy faludy, hungarian, hungary, literary, magyar, mocca, new york, paprikash, restaurant, yorkville
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Balaton Memories
Growing up in the U.S., your idea of a beach vacation may have been sunny Florida or something more modest like The Jersey Shore. In communist Hungary, the only place to go was “Balaton.” It’s a lake, but no ordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Hungary
Tagged 1970s, amphicar, balaton, DDR, east germany, gary shteyngart, hungary, magyar, P.S. 174, Plattensee, Queens, travel, zimmer frei
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How to cook like my Nagymama
My grandmother, like a lot of people’s grandmothers I suppose, didn’t use recipes. But she was a great cook. She lived with us on-and-off when I was a kid and the simple Hungarian meals she made were absolutely the best. … Continue reading
Posted in food, Hungary, Uncategorized
Tagged chicken, cooking, cucumber salad, egg noodles, grandma, gulyaskrem, hungary, magyar, nagymama, nokedli, paprika, paprikascsirke, paprikash, piros arany, uborkasalata
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Cacophony and cheese 