Budapest Restaurant Solves Social Distancing Dilemma by Serving Dinner on a Ferris Wheel

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In Hungary, restaurant Costes serves dinner on the Budapest Eye

Toward the end of the summer, I went to Coney Island and wondered why they hadn’t opened the Wonder Wheel. I mean, I know why, but a ferris wheel seems like a pretty ideal ride for social distancing. Costes, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Budapest had the same idea, and went ahead and served a four-course meal on the Budapest Eye.

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Szombaton a Costes Downtown a budapesti Óriáskereket újradefiniálva olyan ("Covid-biztos") koncepciót mutatott a nagyközönségnek, amely egészen egyedülálló volt nem csak az étterem, de Magyarország történetében is. A Michelin-csillagos vacsoraélményt ezúttal a kabinokban szolgáltuk fel, amely kollégáink számára nem csupán a szerviz bonyolultsága, de a konyha kitelepülése miatt is bátor kihívásnak bizonyult - ám a visszajelzések tükrében ezt az akadályt is sikerült megugrani. Bár hasonló jellegű akciónk a közeljövőben nem várható, továbbra is várunk mindenkit szeretettel Vigyázó Ferenc utcai éttermünkben (www.costesdowntown.hu). #experiencecostes #costesdowntown #magyarbor #borvalogatas #borválogatás #sommeliersselection #sommelierslife #sommelier #mystorywithmichelin #finedining #stayathome #challengeyourself #eatwellbewell #mutimiteszel #mutimitfőzöl #mutimitiszol #hungarianwine #wineporn #foodporn #michelinstar #budapestrestaurant #budapestfinedining #tastingmenu #newmenu #hungarianlife #budapestlife #budapestcitycenter #michelinstar #chefslife #chefsoninstagram #chefstalk

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“The Ferris wheel is ideal with its separate cabins so we can solve the issue of separate seating for guests,” owner Karoly Gerendai said of the one-night event. The cabins aren’t heated and guests had to use blankets, but Gerendai is planning on doing it again when it gets warmer out. It seems like as good an idea as any for how to serve dinner safely, assuming that you have a ferris wheel at your disposal. And maybe by the time it’s warm again in Hungary, Americans will be allowed to fly to Europe...

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