Costes (restaurant)
Costes is a Michelin-starred restaurant in Budapest, Hungary.[1] The head chef of the restaurant is Eszter Palagyi.[2][3]
Background[edit]
In 2010, it became the first Hungarian restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star.[3][4] Locally sourced food is one of the restaurant's selling points.[3] Duck is sourced from the Kunság region, wine from Tokaj wine region, and catfish from Lake Fertő; the restaurant also serves Mangalica pork.[5] Truffles are also sourced domestically.[3] The restaurant's menu is dictated by local seasons; when asked about this, the head chef cited inspiration from her grandmother's kitchen.[3] Tasting menues at the restaurant cost around US$150 per head in 2018.[3] The restaurant has a secondary location called Costes Downtown with a lighter atmosphere, opened in 2015.[4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant operated with dining cars inside of a ferris wheel, to comply with social-distancing rules.[1][6] Guests were given their own carriage, with a four course-meal of "braised oxtail and duck liver, slightly cured pike perch, prime rib, and poached pear 'belle Hélène'".[6][7]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hungarian restaurant reinvents the wheel for social distancing". Reuters. 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Patricolo, Claudia (2019-03-30). "Cooking with childhood memories". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Lewis, Nell (2018-12-28). "Eszter Palagyi: The chef driving Hungary's food revolution". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ a b Rail, Evan (2018-03-29). "36 Hours in Budapest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "A rescued breed of pig infuses Hungarian cuisine with tasty fat". Times of Malta. 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ a b Best, Paul (2020-11-25). "Restaurant holds social distancing dining event on Ferris wheel". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Settembre, Jeanette (2020-10-20). "Hungarian restaurant serving dinner on Ferris wheel". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-05-24.