Mugaritz, the number three restaurant in the world and proof that a Michelin star doesnt mean very much, has reopened for this years season. The menu is totally changed, with only one dish that remai...
As part of my travails with the first-ever San Sebastián Restaurant Week, which mostly include eating a lot for both lunch and dinner, I journeyed earlier this week out to the countrysid...
Now that springs here, theres an incredible selection of vegetables at the market. One of the best is the fresh green sweet pea. So young, so little. You can eat them raw, lightly cooked, or in a sal...
Today marked the beginning of a food first in San Sebastián : the first-ever restaurant week. With about .01% of the population of a city like New York, San Sebastián manages to retain ...
Pasai Donibane. Basque Country. Nearly summer. Rainy and cold. Landscape couldnt be more beautiful.
Just a day after one of the best meals Ive EVER had, a meal that hit the highest notes and reveals a restaurant that is continuing to evolve and never satisified with stagnant excellence, I came acro...
Pintxo pote. Its a concept similar to happy hour: you pay a ridiculously low price for a drink and a pintxo, for a couple of hours, usually on a Thursday. In and of itself it is worth a post, b...
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of returning for another meal at Arzak. The first time I went, about a year and a half ago, it knocked my socks off. Even better, this time I went with my newly m...
A dish with a permanent spot on the menu of the number 8 restaurant in the world has to be good. However, there are some dishes that are better than others. Enter: the cromlech. One of Elena Arzaks f...
Once again, the time has come to announce The Worlds 50 Best restaurants, a list that may or may not have any basis in reality but that definitely has some heft in the world of cooking. And once agai...
Its highly likely that theres not a single person that knows more about cider than Egoitz Zapiain. Hes always ahead of the game, an avant-garde player in the realm of this traditional drink. H...
What you see in the picture above is one fine bottle of bourbon. Our friend Kevin, who along with his lovely wife Maite runs La Madame, presented it to us when we stopped in for a drink and snac...
With its too-cool-for-school vibe, its rude barman, and all those foreigners, theres a lot you can hate about A Fuego Negro. But there are things that keep you coming back, too. One of these ar...
Monday I attended the official inauguration party of my friend Jons gastrotour business, San Sebastián Food. Cava and txakoli were passed at the event, which was held in the (packed) relativel...
Just a few miles outside of San Sebastián lies what could be the worlds best anchovy producer, Anchoas Maisor. Whenever I get the urge on a random Saturday, I make my way to Itsas Mendi in Get...
Well...after a two-year absence, I can officialy verify that Birmingham has grown up, a lot. Last time I was in town, a friend treated me to dinner and drinks at a new restaurant, Ollie Irene. A rest...
Hello. After a night in Cajun Country, celebrating the wedding of two very special people, the remaining reunited college friends set off for a little New Orleans magic. This city doesnt disappoint.....
One of the best pintxos in one of the best bars of San Sebastián, Hidalgo 56. Its notable for a lot of reasons: the bar, full of classic pintxos like ensaladilla rusa and unique pintxos like t...
Earlier this week, I posted a 365 entry about a young cook and friend here in San Sebastián, Aleks Villegas. He helped me come to the conclusion that its a whole lot more useful to look ...
There was a small bar in Gros that had really good food, way better than it should have had. But then suddenly it didnt. Turns out its chef, Aleks Villegas Llamas, had moved on to another kitchen. Th...
Yes, you read that right. There is good mexican food in San Sebastián. One hitch, though. Its made by a friend in her familys home on the outskirts of town. I dont know what I did to deserve i...
In a country so in love with its daily bread, one would think there was good bread. And there is, in one place. Its Galparsoro that provides bread to the 3-Michelin star restaurants. Its Galparsoro w...
Last night I stopped into Kota.31, a brand new bar on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastián, for their private pre-opening party. Buttery jamón, creamy croquetas, and some fried shrimp ov...
Thats me! In the Diario Vasco, the main newspaper here in Basque Country. I was a finalist in a pintxo competition here in town. Yay. I entered a pintxo you may remember from a recent birthday party....
Its likely that there is no better weekend plan than climbing Mount Ulia and ending up at the Merendero. Start climbing at the end of Calle San Francisco, climb Ulia and follow the path marked ...
More so than Mugaritz, more so than Arzak, more so even than some of the other #mystery places Ive featured on here, this spot reeked of magic. Its super central position and incredible fo...
The first tortilla comes out at one. The second at eight. And they always sell out. You can pass by the bar and make a reservation thirty minutes before if the waiter is in a good mood. The best tort...
If thats not a picture of contentment, Im not sure what is. Its not a bad way to spend your last weekend of February, basking in the warm sun of the Mediterranean, in a town full of summer memories, ...
Have you ever been to paradise? I would argue I live there. However, a recent weekend trip may have revealed the Catalán equivalent....heres a sneak peek until I have time for a full post this...
I really want to cook _____(fill with some exotic dish) and I can never find _____(fill with some rare ingredient) in the stores of San Sebastián. Well, here, you definitely can. In this store...
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