Before being awarded the Nobel prize, two famous American writers extolled the culinary excellence of Hungary, describing in great detail the secrets of his kitchen, with stories spiced with humor and "shaker."

It was 1965, during the Cold War, on an international stage dominated by competing ideologies which abounded paradoxical alliances; and the result of this artistic, critical and ideological collaboration was a book for foodies, published that year simultaneously in five languages, describing the experiences of both poets among friends and diners; enjoying the popular proletarian camaraderie that peppered the sumptuous tables of restaurants, taverns and dining in Budapest and its picturesque surroundings.