Hungarian Success Stories

The Hungarian people, only ten million strong, created an extraordinary literature with their language tat is so reach, express and detailed. Hungary has produced an abundant number of great musicians equal to that of its great poets.

Franz Liszt: Was a Hungarian composer and pianist who lived from October 22, 1811 to July 31, 1886. He was said to be the technically advanced and considered by some the greatest pianist of all time.



George Soros: Soros was born August 12, 1930 in Budapest, the capital of Hungary and is a financial speculator, stock investor and political analyst. He has an estimated net worth of 9 million dollars and is famously known in the financial world of "breaking the Bank of England" on Black Wednesday in 1992. His philantropy work spans far geographically. Soros works to teach young economists about finance reform. Soros spent $50 million to help the citizens of Sarajevo endure the city’s siege during the Bosnian war, and recently has provided $50 million to support the Millennium Villages initiative, which seeks to lift some of the least developed villages in Africa out of poverty. His latest book pubished in 2006, Mr. Soros called The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of The War on Terror. (http://www.soros.org/about/bios/a_soros)

Hungarian Cafe Culture

Cafe Futo, located in beautiful and eclectic North Park, brings you into a unique world of Hungarian cafes. Offering authentic Hungarian sandwiches, pastries and wine it continues a long tradition of Hungarian cafe culture. Hungary has a long history of cafes, by 1880 Budapest alone had over 600 cafes. Cafe culture in Hungary is alive and thriving today. Hungarian cafes in California are hard to come by, but Cafe Futo's selection of delicious sandwiches and authentic Hungarian goulash offers something that corporate coffee shops never will. Futo makes espresso European style, stressing the quality of roast and how its served. Hungarians are meticulous about their coffee because it is the induces their long conversations on politics and culture. Cafe Futo has a small library that can introduce you to Hungarian history, literature and language.