Saly Noémi: Café?! Változatok és változások Időszaki kiállítás 2007. február–május (Budapest, 2007)

early 1910s, though in the inter-war decades - contrary to the already dwindling number ol cafés - they went on increasing. Their similarity to the café in terms ol their interiors and their services were striking in many cases, but there were crucial differences between them throughout the period. Let us mention just three ol these. While in the calés you could cut the smoke with a knife, smoking was not permitted m the patisseries; The Café Valéria in the 30s (corner of Üllői Ave and Ferenc Bid). Postcard, Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism A Valéria (Üllői út - Ferenc krt. sarok) a 30-as években Képeslap, MKVM while the cafés offered their guests a multitude of newspapers and periodicals from all parts of the world in a variety of languages, the patisseries could not afford them and finally, while the great majority of cafés were open day and night up to the First World War, the patisseries closed between six and eight in the evening. The competition continued to exist during the day, primarily because the coffee available in patisseries was also excellent. There were signs between the wars, particularly in the thirties and very conspicuous later on, that the two always mutually respecltul professions came to resemble each other more and more, to be more precise, of the successful endeavour on the part ol the larger patisseries to become calés. Though the pastry chefs had their own trade association from the outset - which included gingerbread makers and candle makers - the Budapest Trade Association ol Café Proprietors with only an occasional break m continuity, mentioned on its annual membership list eight of ihe larger patisseries (both the Auguszt, Flóris, Gerbeaud,