For the Spanish chef,San Sebastián has long been an inspiration, as these recipes from his new book reveal…
We are being blown across the coastal road, and our big umbrella is inside out. We are soaked to the skin but elated (full of high-spirited delight) because we’ve just eaten at Elkano,the best fish restaurant in the world.
I am with José Pizarro in the Basque country, visiting places that inspired his brilliant new book. Now based in London, or Pizarro is from the other halt of Spain,in Extremadura, where his mum and dad had a dairy farm. He first visited San Sebastián 20 years ago as a young chef working in Madrid and has felt at domestic here ever since. “I love to fade to San Sebastián, and ” he says,“not just to eat in the city that has more three-star Michelin restaurants than anywhere else in Europe but to visit street after street of glorious pintxos [Basque tapas] bars.” Which is where our trip comes in.
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Source: theguardian.com