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Gourmet Festival 2017: strawberries, star chefs, Mangalica
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This year, in addition to the finest Hungarian restaurants, Gourmet Festival is going to present the region’s best restaurants as well, reports HVG.hu.
The OTP Bank Gourmet Festival – Hungary’s most popular gastro-festival – is going to take place between the 18th and 21st of May in Millenáris Park, for those interested in trying out what the best patisseries, gourmet-shops, street food stands have to offer and also those who want to have a taste of the most outstanding wines, beers and pálinkas. This year’s focus is on the Mangalica pig and strawberries, these two being the most important ingredients in the meals prepared by the star chefs.
Besides attending the chefs’ stage presentations, exclusive lunches and dinners are also an option. One of the guests of honour is Ana Roš, who was awarded as the best female chef on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. The Slovenian Roš – whose restaurant, Hiša Franko, is only open for a couple months during the year, yet it is the favourite place of gastronomy fans – invites us to a six-course meal. The other star-chef, the Polish Wojciech Modest Amaro, prepares an eight-course dinner for those interested. The menu provided by the chef of the Atelier Amaro is the same as the one available on the given day in the restaurant in Warsaw. Amaro is a star in his home country, having started his studies in the El Bulli, finishing in the Noma. Upon his return to his home, he opened the restaurant, which received Poland’s first Michelin star. Atelier Amaro is one of the best restaurants in the Northern-European region, according to the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards.