Monthly Archives: July 2012
La Rioja
Visiting wineries and wine tasting in Rioja can either be relaxed, personal and educational, or a more commoditized and tortured affair (much like it can be in other well-develop enoturism areas with a mix of large producers and small, family-run … Continue reading
Mugaritz
One of the bastions of Basque/Spanish avant garde cuisine, too many accolades to recount, and the sort of reputation for obsessive attention to detail that makes you worry that you might not be an adequate customer. No worries; they make … Continue reading
San Sebastian
Great city: good food (more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else, supposedly), very pretty, nicely kept, walkable and some reasonable surf. La Jolla of the Basque coast? BUT, they keep spelling my name wrong. So I fixed it. Good … Continue reading
Asador Extebarri
That humble facade hides a grill that does wonders. An asador is typically a rustic place with grilled local products – some veg, much meat, often local game and the local cider or txakoli. Not this asador. AB fans (Bourdain, … Continue reading
Museums and performance art.
Two museums, equal in dignity, separated by 25,000 years and distinctly different architecture. The first, the Cuevas de Tito Bustillo, a cave formation containing some of the oldest art known to man. Famous for its representations of horses spanning several … Continue reading
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