Not the world’s 50 best restaurants.. Had I but world enough and time, trotting the globe to eat wouldn’t be such a crime. I am a self-confessed World’s 50 Best Restaurants junkie. I find it commendable that the list is streamlined towards unearthing innovations where (occasionally) no ordinary foodie has reached. There is a catch, …
It says, on Martin Berasategui website, “Lat. 43.2668 / Lon. 2.0155″. Not very often indeed does a restaurant require a rather scientific citing of its geographic location but tucked away in the hills outside San Sebastian, Martin Berasategui needed this… kind of. After many gastronomic storms – Arzak, Mugaritz, Akelarre – I nearly cancelled Martin …
This is the continuation of my Part I at Mugaritz. Make sure you have a peek of what came first here And my experience continued with another cross-culturally familiar item: Kuzu bread (10). Made from starch flour. So white it looks as if plastered up with ceramic. Sponge-y but dense. Quite heavy (yes I lifted …
I would like to state this before I start writing up Mugaritz… .. I love the place. Really love it. .. I also love the friendly service. Really love it. .. I also bloody love the cooking. Really bloody love it! .. There are two posts in this series. And now if you don’t fancy …
The truth was that after Arzak my belly was only half filled. Not because I was not not served enough food but that I had not eaten anything all day up to my dinner. A late night stroll in San Sebastian’s old quarter therefore concluded in a quick supper at this alluringly carnivorous place called …
There are so many things you can say about Arzak. The father-and-daughter team of Juan Mari Arzak and Elena Arzak. The daddy is the pioneer of Basquese gastronomic innovation. Three Michelin star since God knows when. The place holds the 8th spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list. Juan Mari has recently won the …