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Jun152010

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2010 CIMBALOM! Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11th 8PM 

NOTE: SATURDAY IS SOLD OUT! SEATS AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY SHOW ONLY!!!!

 

A NIGHT IN BUDAPEST
Evenings with the rare Hungarian Cimbalom at Gypsy Café

On Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11, 2010, South Side’s Gypsy Café will host the annual “A Night in
Budapest”, an evening of Hungarian music and food featuring the seldom-seen Cimbalom. Pittsburgh’s George Batyi of
The Gypsy Strings and special guests will join George’s cousin, Cimbalom player Alex Udvary of Chicago, for an
intimate dinner and private concert. 

Few people can define “cimbalom” let alone describe one. This uncommon musical instrument is of the hammered
Dulcimer family, a kind of open piano with strings struck with hand-held hammers. Although smaller traveling
versions of the cimbalom exist, Mr. Udvary’s nearly full-size cimbalom is a rarity outside of Eastern European concert
halls. 

Centuries ago, the Cimbalom was adopted by Romani (Gypsy) musicians, and the instruments traveled with them
throughout Europe. Cimbalom (tsimbal) is also an important instrument in Klezmer orchestras.

The musicians will play “European Style” through the dinner courses, starting with sets on the stage and continuing to
individual tables to solicit requests. It is customary to tip the orchestra, especially for playing requests.

Reservations are necessary and seating is limited. $40 per person includes the three-hour show and a four-course
Hungarian meal including choice of appetizer, soup, salad, and entrée. Tax and service gratuity are not included. Special
desserts and wine and beer selections will also be available. For more information, visit www.gypsycafe.net or contact
Gypsy Café at 412.381.GYPSY (4977).

Composers noted for their use of the cimbalom include Zoltan Kodaly, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Boulez, Peter Eotvos,
Gyorgy Kurtag, Louis Andriessen, Henri Dutilleux, and even Elvis Costello.

Gypsy Café is an intimate neighborhood café featuring the cuisines of the Mediterranean and beyond. Gypsy has a full
bar and a wine list featuring several Eastern European wines. Gypsy is non-smoking. Reservations are always
encouraged, and are necessary for this event.

DINNER MENU
Eloetelek (Appetizer)
Hungarian Bacon Bread
Dense homemade bread toasted with bacon and bacon fat, and dressed with chopped bell and wax pepper, tomato, and onion
or
Körözött Cheese Spread (v)
Feta and cream cheese spread with paprika and caraway,
served with crostini and radish

Levesek (Soups)
Lentil Bableves
Lentil peasant soup with Schwarz Market’s own Kielbasa
or
Chilled Apple Soup (v)
Tart apple soup thickened with sour cream

Salatak (Salad)
Cucumber Salad (v)
Simple palate cleansing slightly sweet vinegar cucumber salad
garnished with red bell pepper and parsley

Keszetelek (Prepared Entrées)
Gypsy Chicken Paprikas with Dumplings
Chicken breast in rich bell pepper, onion, paprika, and sour cream
sauce over homemade flour dumplings
Or
Szekely Gulyas
Gypsy’s signature dish. Rich, spicy Transylvanian stew of
slow-cooked pork in Hungarian hot paprika sauce mixed with tart
sauerkraut and sour cream over buttered egg noodles
or
Roasted Stuffed Onion in Lecso (v)
Sweet Spanish onion stuffed with bulghur, roasted red pepper,
and Romano, braised in green pepper, onion, and tomato Lecso sauce, garnished with sour cream
$40
Tax will be added; please add gratuity

Jó étvágyat!
((yu / eet-vahd-yoht): “I wish you good appetite!”)