Chocolatier Zuzana Varga’s passion fruit bonbons have been awarded three stars at the Great Taste Awards 2022 becoming one the most delicious pralines in the world Her sour cherry-chocolate ganache bonbons received two stars just like her chocolate bars with nougat filling The chocolate spread Zsutella gained a 1-star accolade sometimes referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world food writers and other experts to test thousands of food products every year Last year the Slovak Hungarian was awarded one star for her Zsutella for the first time Her blackcurrant bonbons obtained two stars a town by the Danube located just a few metres away from the Hungarian border The Western Slovakian Museum in Trnava has opened a new exhibition to showcase the tradition of lace making in western Slovakia Men’s and women’s costumes are presented Their decorativeness is rich not only in embroidery Lace making is not a technique unique to Slovakia lace making with five archaic bobbins rounded on one end The way of this specific lace making was documented only in several villages of western Slovakia The costumes are on display until January 15 Interior design: At the Vtedy Museum in the Jabloň Gallery in Prievidza, a faithful copy of a Czechoslovak flat from the seventies can be seen anew by visitors Mall: The shopping mall Nivy in Bratislava celebrates its first birthday. Concerts and competitions will be held throughout this weekend in the mall. A farmers’ market and wine and exotic fruit tasting will also take place at the mall’s market Market: Dobrý Trh (Good Market) will be held on September 24 on Jakubovo Square Panenská Street and the Old Market Hall Classical music:Bratislava Music Festival Foreigners: The [fjúžn] festival which brings the stories of foreigners in Slovakia to the fore For more events that will take place in the coming days, check out the latest Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners Meteorite: In June, a meteor was spotted in southwestern Slovakia Pieces of the meteorite are expected to be found in and near Pusté Uľany Scientists have noted the pieces found in Slovakia are the property of the state and people should hand them over to local authorities or scientists Environment: The town of Stupava, Bratislava Region, has opened a new eco centre to educate people about the environment and its protection Archaeology: Archaeologists researching a Stone Age settlement in Vráble have unearthed the remains of three dozen people who may have been killed in cult ceremonies You can reach Peter at peter.dlhopolec@spectator.sk