The Restaurant of the Year in Hungary, 2016: Gusteau Culinary Experience Workshop in Mád

Index.hu writes that this year’s Gault & Millau prizes have been awarded and the Restaurant of the Year is a countryside restaurant again, the Gusteau Culinary Experience Workshop in Mád. The Chef of the Year is István Pesti, while the newcomer Beszálló was also awarded.

The Hungarian Gault & Millau restaurant guide of 2017 came out on Tuesday. Tamás Molnár B., the editor-in-chief of the issue, said at the award show, organised on the occasion, that this year has been quite hectic, because there were management changes in many good restaurants, Babel reopened, the chef of the Michelin Starred Tanti left again, and Tamás Széll and Szabina Szulló both left Onyx.

By the way, the latter restaurant got the most points in this year’s Gault & Millau magazine: they are the only ones to have 3 hats and 17 points. However, they weren’t chosen as the Restaurant of the Year, because the aim of the prize is to acknowledge the hard work of several years. So the award was presented to Gusteau Culinary Experience Workshop in Mád, hoping that the gastronomy of the Tokaj wine region will be able to close up to the popularity of their wines.

“In Mád, in the heart of Tokaj-Hegyalja, life is about wines in our restaurant. Our dishes are inspired by wines, and terroir is expressed not only in wines but also in raw materials. Our mission is to arouse love and respect for top quality white wines of Tokaj-Hegyalja. We plan our programs in such a way that they provide a lifetime experience for each visitor of ours.”