{"id":5983,"date":"2020-07-16T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T14:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/?page_id=5983"},"modified":"2025-07-09T01:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T23:21:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-stretch-content=\"true\" class=\"vc_section aloldal-hero vc_custom_1591913262524\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid imgt2\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center   imgt2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Essencia_Restaurant_Tiago_Eva_2-1980x1100.jpg\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1100\" alt=\"Essencia_Restaurant_Tiago_Eva_2\" title=\"Essencia_Restaurant_Tiago_Eva_2\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8 vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1591913983154\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blue-title\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">About us<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><section class=\"vc_section\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1594909150402\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blue-text\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The story of Essencia Tiago &amp; \u00c9va<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cAre you lost?\u201d<br \/>\nIt was the somewhat unusual question our relationship started with in May 2015. It soon turned out that in spite of speaking different mother tongues, we share the same love language: we are both obsessed with delicious food.<br \/>\nAlong with our love, a dream began to take shape: a restaurant that would combine the tastes evoking our \u2013 Portuguese and Hungarian \u2013 childhood with modern top gastronomy in an informal still elegant style. Now, after 5 years we are aware of the answer to that particular first question: fortunately enough neither of us is lost, we have definitely found our path together. And so that our guests wouldn\u2019t be lost either, in our restaurant we can show them what the essence of life and food means.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201eWe are bringing back memories, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Remembering old stories and\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Creating new ones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>With our food, wine and flavours, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We make an experience that we call Ess\u00eancia.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tiago &amp; \u00c9va<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1594909150402\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"mkdf-team-holder mkdf-team-info-below-image\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_15-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-team-name\" >Tiago Sabarigo<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-team-position\" >Owner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-team-text\" >Tiago Sabarigo, Chef and Owner, born in \u00c9vora, Portugal, where he studied and started to work in hospitality. Tiago worked at prestigious and high quality places such as Ritz Four Seasons in Lisbon, Petrus by Gordon Ramsay, Texture Restaurant &amp; Champagne Bar and Costes Downtown. Tiago's kitchen features the harmony, balance with a different combinations of flavors and textures. Since 5 years in Budapest, Tiago along side with his wife, \u00c9va, planned a new project by the name of Essencia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1594909158775\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"mkdf-team-holder mkdf-team-info-below-image\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Team_2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-team-name\" >Jenei \u00c9va<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-team-position\" >Owner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-team-text\" >The passion of hospitality comes from her childhood, so it was never a question to work in this area.Her professional education started in international luxury hotels, and after spending 10 years in front of house positions, she left the world of hotels for a dream with his husband, Tiago- which is Essencia Restaurant. In Essencia as private dining and reservations manager she is ensuring a flawless, high-class, and unique dining experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"R\u00f3lunk Az Ess\u00eancia Tiago &amp; \u00c9va t\u00f6rt\u00e9nete \u201eElt\u00e9vedt\u00e9l?\u201d Ezzel a kiss\u00e9 szokatlan k\u00e9rd\u00e9ssel kezd\u0151d\u00f6tt kapcsolatunk 2015.m\u00e1jus\u00e1ban. Hamar kider\u00fclt, ha anyanyelv\u00fcnk nem is, de szeretetnyelv\u00fcnk k\u00f6z\u00f6s: mindketten rajongunk a finom \u00e9telek\u00e9rt. A szerelemmel egy\u00fctt megsz\u00fcletett egy k\u00f6z\u00f6s \u00e1lom is: egy \u00e9tterem, melyben \u00f6tv\u00f6z\u0151dnek a portug\u00e1l \u00e9s magyar gyermekkor eml\u00e9keit id\u00e9z\u0151 \u00e9telek \u00edzei a modern cs\u00facsgasztron\u00f3mi\u00e1val, k\u00f6tetlen eleg\u00e1ns st\u00edlusban. A bizonyos els\u0151 k\u00e9rd\u00e9sre az elm\u00falt \u00e9vek adt\u00e1k meg a v\u00e1laszt: szerencs\u00e9re egyik\u00fcnk sincs elveszve: r\u00e1tal\u00e1ltunk k\u00f6z\u00f6s, saj\u00e1t utunkra, \u00e9s, hogy vend\u00e9geink se legyenek elveszve, \u00e9tterm\u00fcnkben megmutatjuk mit jelent az \u00e9let \u00e9s \u00e9tel esszenci\u00e1ja. \u201cElfeledett eml\u00e9kek sejlenek fel, R\u00e9gi t\u00f6rt\u00e9netek jutnak esz\u00fcnkbe, \u00c9s [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5983","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>R\u00f3lunk - Essencia Restaurant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/essenciarestaurant.hu\/en\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"R\u00f3lunk - 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