Péter Sticzay, Co-Owner, Ötkert Restaurant & Bar

  • 2 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
Péter Sticzay, Co-Owner, Ötkert Restaurant & Bar
Péter Sticzay, one of the owners of Ötkert Restaurant & Bar was born in 1971.

After his final exams at high school, Péter did different kinds of things to learn what he loves the most. He did his first diploma at Eötvös Loránd University in P.E. and recreation. He was 32 years old when he decided to learn psychology at Kossuth Lajos University in Debrecen. He fell in love with this profession, and since then one of his biggest life goals has been to help others, and also to learn from them through psychology. Even now he is working at St János Hospital in Budapest.

He has also worked in the hospitality industry since 2000. He and his three friends decided to open a bar together in 2008: the 4bro Bistro. They loved this bar so much, that in 2010 the idea of a place in the heart of the city came up and Ötkert was born. It’s been five years and it seems that the four friends' dream ‒ a mix of a disco and a ruin pub ‒ has come true.

1. Where did you grow up?
I grew up first in the 12th district and then in the 1st.

2. If you could be an expat anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
I think Hawaii is one of the best places I’ve ever been to.

3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
My family and friends.

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Eat some Hungarian food, go to one of our baths, look at the city from Citadella, party in the city centre and finally go to the top of the tunnel in the Castle District to see the sunset.

5. What is your favourite food?
There are quite a few...but if I have to choose one, then pancake with Nutella.

6. What is your favourite sport / form of exercise?
Surfing.

7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
I love Lake Balaton very much.

8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
I already have two jobs and I am satisfied with them.

9. What’s a job you would definitely never want?
Being a politician or a policeman.

10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Bali.

11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
France.

12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
AC/DC, Point-break, all kind of sports.

13. What can’t you resist?
I try not to resist.

14. Red wine or white?
White.

15. Book or movie?
Book.

16. Morning person or night person?
Both.

17. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
The big smile project issue.

18. Buda or Pest side?
For living Buda. For everything else Pest.

19. Which achievement in your life are you most pleased about?
My human relationships.

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Let it be!

Proofread by Írj Jól Szolgáltató Kft

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