arts & life >> the best of everything True Bluei Discover authentic Hungarian treasures at Windsor's Blue Danube. T hey never did reach the United veal or chicken. States, stopping in Windsor, The wonderful goulash soup Ontario, Canada, and loving it so is served in a kettle with ten- much that Sam and Zora Popadick stayed der beef cooked with potatoes and opened the truly authentic Hungarian and vegetables and topped restaurant they had dreamed of one day with homemade dumplings owning. ... Folks love the turkey shnitzel Both had worked in the dining industry lightly seasoned and possessed a fer- and breaded or vent resolve to open Hungarian sau- an eatery that would sage topped with serve with much sauteed onions pride the cuisine of and red peppers ... You won't their native heritage. find too many Blue Danube And so, in 1974, specialties at other Hungarian Sam and Zora Popa dick after deciding to stay restaurants. in Windsor, they Zora may be its hostess and opened what was to become one of this sometimes cook, too, but is responsible for region's finest Hungarian restaurants. those wonderful Hungarian desserts and Their Blue Danube is so good that breads. going to Windsor is for many a regular, So much at Blue Danube is homemade highly worthwhile short jaunt ... There are from the beginning ... even its own noo- countless unbelievable Hungarian dishes dles for chicken noodle soup. that people travel from everywhere to Blue Danube is the kind of authentic enjoy ... And as it turned out, is not that ethnic restaurant that people have visions far away ... maybe just five minutes or so about ... and certainly like what both Sam from the Windsor-Detroit tunnel ... (left and Zora dreamed of one day owning. 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