Carolyn Bánfalvi spent much of the past decade investigating Hungarian food and drink. Her research resulted in two culinary guidebooks,
Food Wine Budapest—which was a finalist for a 2009 IACP cookbook award—and
The Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Hungary. She has a degree in culinary arts and has written for a variety of publications, including
Saveur,
Gastronomica, gourmet.com,
Olive,
The Globe and Mail,
The Wall Street Journal, Chow.com, and
Four Seasons. Originally from Washington D.C., Carolyn lives with her Hungarian husband and their two young daughters in Budapest. Carolyn and her husband lead food tours of Budapest and the Hungary wine country through
Taste Hungary, their boutique culinary tour company.