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When
I was approaching what some people call middle age I was
born as the Alta ego of another. I started off life as
a nightlife writer caterpillering around the streets of
Budapest. This was soon after the fall
of the wall had turned that city into a haven for party
goers. With a background as a Chef, Restauranteur
and Publican I naturally gravitated to restaurant
critic. In 1992 I jointly produced the first Good
Food Guide to Hungary and Budapest. The next
year the Good Living Guide (incorporating
the Good Food Guide) was written by me, with several able
assistants, and this was produced again in 1995.
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In
early 1994 I had moved from a nightlife/pub/restaurant
writer with the Budapest Week, to the
dedicated restaurant reviewer for the Budapest
Business Journal and later the Warsaw
Business Journal as well. I gained a reputation
as a man who knew what good food was, enjoyed a drink,
or several, and did not mind saying naff was naff even
if it upset a few people. My standing for integrity and
my clear knowledge of the subject ensured that I was a
household name to most ex-pats in Budapest
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Finally
I left the critic business to return, once again, to the
business of making and selling the stuff rather than just
writing about it. But that did not last long as my Doctors
were advising me that long hours and the odd libation
were no guarantee of longevity. So I returned once again
to what I love best: telling others how to do it: by criticizing
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In
recent years I have been writing articles for BaronBonk.com
and the AsiaBugle
(an online newsletter) based on my meanderings around
South East Asia. I visit the UK
each year, and normally take a small trundle to the eateries
of France.
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So
this site has a section containing some of the articles
I wrote back in early to mid Nineties about Eastern
Europe when EU membership was forlorn dream.
In addition it has a section detailing the best I found
in France and just for good measure a
few reviews of some of my favorites in the UK.
However the building section will be the reviews I have
done, and will continue to do, of Restaurants
in Bangkok and Thailand.
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In
addition the restaurant listing section of this site has
a 'blog' facility which enables you to add your experiences
or comments, so please get involved!
I don't mind sensible factual criticism however needlessly
critical comments will be removed (I will be the final
arbiter!). Unfortunately we have had several idiots posting spam on the blog so now we must ask you to register your email address. I am sorry about this inconvenience but please keep the comments coming.
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One
final point I do not make myself known when I write a
review: sometimes the restaurant knows me, and thus what
I may be doing: sometimes after a meal I will ask questions
and, in the process, reveal myself: but what I will never
ever do is request free food, or drinks, because of who
I am! Also that is why there are no pictures of me on
this site! |
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