Pintxos Crawl with Michelin Star Chefs: MUNCHIES Guide to the Basque Country (Episode 5)

MUNCHIES is back in San Sebastian for a Michelin-starred chef blowout in the final installment of our Guide to the Basque Country. We’ll get a look inside the kitchen of the legendary Martín Berasategui, godfather of Basque nouvelle cuisine and holder of seven Michelin stars total in restaurants across the world.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Beans and Wine in Basque Country: MUNCHIES Guide to the Basque Country (Episode 4)

Basques are fond of preserving and celebrating their history through the medium of eccentric costume. Members of the Cofradia Alubia de Tolosa are no exception, donning special berets and cloaks in honor of their favorite food: beans. Irene visits Ordizia Market, where granddads have been congregating for gossip, snacks, and nationalistic hat-wearing for centuries. Finally, she’ll visit brothers Sancho and Telmo at award-winning vineyard Remelluri for a traditional harvest feast. ... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Steak, Cider, & Baby Piglets: MUNCHIES Guide to the Basque Country (Episode 3)

In the Basque country, where many trace their names back to time immemorial, family is key. In Blood Lines, Irene explores how Basques pass down food traditions over generations in the region’s rural heartland. At the Urdapilleta farm, she’ll get her body clock going when she gets to cuddle baby piglets (all is forgotten when she tries the bacon). There’s also the Zapiain sidreria or cider house, with its five-hundred-year history, and the Casa Julian steakhouse. Prepare to shed a tear of joy with Irene as she chomps her way through two pounds of the biggest, baddest chuleta steak she’s ever tasted.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!