THIS IS OUR  GOOD FRIEND FERENC KOVACS, OF BUDAPEST- 

TRUMPETER, VIOLINIST, PALINKA AND WINE MAKER,  MASTER CHEF, AND LAWN MOWER. 

WE FIRST MET HIM IN 2005 AT A FOLK CLUB  CALLED FONO, IN BUDAPEST, AND WE SOON FOUND OURSELVES SITTING IN HIS KITCHEN EATING  BONE MARROW ON TOAST AND GOOSE HEART STEW.  DEFINITELY THE BEST GOOSE HEART STEW I HAVE EVER HAD.   WE ALSO DRANK QUITE A LOT OF WINE FROM HIS CELLAR.  HE HAS  RELEASED A LOAD OF GREAT RECORDS, OF WHICH I WOULD SAY THE BEST IS "BELI BUBA."  HE   PLAYS WITH KALMAN BALOGH'S BAND AND ALSO  PLAYED ON THE LAST TWO AHAAH RECORDINGS.  WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU LISTEN TO HIS  RECORDS.   THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN ITALY WHILE WE WERE ON TOUR WITH PORTISHEAD.  WE STOPPED BY THE LAKE GARDA FOR LUNCH, AND HE LOVES THE ITALIAN CUISINE ALMOST AS MUCH AS HUNGARIAN.