by Scott Bolles
“A Basque-inspired wine bar offshoot to chef Lennox Hastie’s award-sinning Surry Hills restaurant, Firedoor? Yes, please.”
#basquesinaustralia
BANGKOK: Indulge in Basque Cuisine with Chef Inaki Bolumburu at JAM JAM Eatery & Bar
by Natasha Sethi
Featured as the first “thing to do” in “Prestige Planner: Best Things to do this Week (18-24 April 2022),” this pop-up partnership between chef Inaki Bolumburu and ASAI Bangkok Chinatown will happen on April 20th and 21st.
#basquesinbangkok
Guernica: Spain’s Government Refuses to Let Picasso’s Civil War Masterpiece be Displayed in the Basque Country’s Guggenheim Museum
by Elena Gocmen Rueda
“The picture, depicting the 1937 bombing of the Basque town of the same name, has never been displayed in the region.”
#picassosguernica
Beldarrain publishes articles in two books
by Boise State University Office of Communications and Marketing
“The Center for Basque Studies Press published “Basque Women in Exile: Remembering their Voices and Impact in Literature through the Cultural Magazine Euzko-Gogoa’ in the book Memory and Emotion: ‘Basque Women’s Stories; the second article, ‘Jokin Zaitegi: Erbestetik Euskal Komunitate Irudikatua Eraikitzen (Jokin Zaitegi: Building the Basque Imagined Community from the Exile),’ written in Basque, was published in the book ‘Exilio y Humanidades. Rutas de la Cultura (Exile and Humanities. The Roads of the Culture).'”
#basqueliterature
NYC | El Quijote Tilts Back Toward Its Earlier Glamour
by Pete Wells
“Its not as cheap as it used to be, but after years of faded glory at the Hotel Chelsea, the mainstay Spanish restaurant has been revived.”
#countusin
ALBANY, NY | Critic’s notebook: La Centralita Culinary Studio in Albany
by Susie Davidson Powell
A fascinating story of a husband and wife team who filmed a documentary together (The Txoko Experience. The Secret Culinary Space of the Basques. 2017, 54 min) who have since opened a unique dining experience described (by them) as “a unique, intimate space to gather, enjoy, and learn about the rich gastronomy of Spain.”
#signusup
SONOMA, CA | animo Brings Basque-Style Meat and Fish to Sonoma (with Korean Touches)
by Jay Barmann
Tucked away next to a McDonald’s on Route 12 at the edge of the town of Sonoma, a short drive from the town square, is a new restaurant focused on Basque-style, wood-fired meat and fish, from a former New York City ramen chef.
Thanks for the heads up, Evelyne!
#explodingpalates
Reflecting on the local and historical importance of Basque culture
by Julianne Gee
When talking about being a speaker of many languages, Dr. Nere Lete, professor and director of Basque Studies at Boise State, joked about speaking to her children in Basque. “I just want them to understand whatever language,” she said with a laugh. Dr. Ziortza Gandarias Beldarrain and Dr. Xabier Irujo (with the addition of Dr. Irujo’s wife) laughed along with shared understanding…
#Basquerockstars
FLORIDA | What JLB ate: El Basque Vin & Pintxo Bar
by Annabelle Tometich
El Basque Vin & Pinto Bar opened Jan 2, 2022 in Bonita Springs. The restaurant comes from John Colon, who also owns Bodega Ole in Naples. El Basque specializes in cuisine from the Basque region of northern Spain, such as these “ganbak tocino,” garlic-chili shrimp wrapped in bacon and served atop a cilantro crema.
#soundsdelish
NYC | The Romantic Basque-Leaning Food of Ernesto’s
by Hannah Goldfield
Ryan Bartlow, the chef-partner of this Lower East Side restaurant, knows just what to do with truffles and foie gras, but also with salad and sandwiches—even a plate of braised vegetables can be a little sexy.
#yesplease
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