Carolyn Bánfalvi is a freelance journalist based in Budapest. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University, she holds a degree in professional cooking and baking. In 2002 she was awarded the International Foodservice Editorial Council’s scholarship for food writing. She has been published in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Wall Street Journal, Gastronomica, and The Washington Post. She contributed to the first edition of a Bradt guide to Hungary (2005) and the 2006 update of Frommer’s Budapest and the Best of Hungary.
George Konkoly-Thege was born in Hungary. His photographs have appeared in many publications, including Cosmopolitan, Horizon (the in-flight magazine for Hungarian airline Mal?v), and Playboy.
