Hungarian Cuisine With Respect to Restaurant Awards and Consumers’ Opinion

After the fall of the Iron Curtain many trends and innovations reached Hungary, and so did gastronomic development. As a result, 2 restaurants in Budapest were awarded a Michelin star. This article aims to track consumers' awareness of these changes. It also explores the nature of Hungarian cuisine. An extract from an interview with Katalin Pintér (Onyx restaurant, Budapest), is also published in the article. The research is based on an analysis of a questionnaire that investigates consumers' attitudes toward new trends in Hungarian gastronomy. The results indicate that there is little interest in the recent gastro-revolution and haute cuisine.