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A Taste of Budapest in Modern Boston
Section: LIFE / FOOD
Author: Elaine Brooks
Publication: The world & I online
Issue Date: 2/1/1986
Size: 3,429 Words, 19,144 Characters

It was the first night of the cold-weather season. As we walked across Copley Square, the city sparkled, and I was looking forward to dinner at the Café Budapest.

For twenty-five years this restaurant has provided a romantic, continental atmosphere for Bostonians, complete with a violinist to enhance the ambiance. But even more than the superb food in the Old-World tradition, and the relaxed elegance, patrons treasure the real warmth and hospitality of the owner and proprietor, Edith Ban. A regal, consummately professional woman, known for her custom of always dressing in white, Mrs. Ban is someone who overcame personal suffering to bring a sense of happiness to others.

Since Mrs. Ban first opened her doors here in 1964 (after four years in Brookline) Copley Square, in the h...


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... and oppress, but you cannot conquer. My world is in my mind and heart, and you cannot destroy it. This is the way I choose to work and live; to be surrounded by beauty, to work with conscience, respect, and love, to create something beautiful and nourishing every day. The Café Budapest is as generous with its recipes as with its hospitality, and Mrs. Ban shared some favorites with us. vbcrlf

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The World & I Online is a comprehensive academic resource that encompasses a broad range of articles by scholars and experts in the areas of Global Studies, Liberal Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, General Science, and Spanish. Originally published monthly in print as The World & I, our site includes the complete contents since 1986 and continues to publish a new issue online each month.
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