8 Stars in 4 Days...
- May 19, 2014
If you like food porn, you'll love this. We took pictures of every course (sometimes we forgot until halfway through the dish) at 2 Michelin 3-Star restaurants near San Sebastián, Spain and 2 Michelin 1-Star restaurants in Barcelona. In all cases we turned ourselves over to the sommelier to pair (mostly Spanish) wines with the courses and got some delicious surprises.
Akelare ~ San Sebastián, Spain
Restaurant Akelare is located high on the cliffs just west of San Sebastián, where the sunset across the Bay of Biscay/Golfo de Vizcaya setup an extraordinary evening. Chef Pedro Subijana is renowned as an innovator of "new Basque" cuisine: transforming traditional recipes into delicious modern treasures. We each had a different menu, so there are twice as many dishes--we've tried to separate them between the [A] Aranori and [B] Bekarki Menus and we've used the English menu names to make it a little more approachable.
Cava
Sea Garden - everything was edible and very tasty
Quinta do Buble 2012 (Monterrei)
Xangurro in Essence, its Coral Blini and "Gurullos" [B]
Prawns and French Beans cooked in "Orujo" Fireplace [A]
Ekam 2010 (Coiters del Segre)
Guisantitos y Esparragos al Carbon [extra] - the tiniest baby peas
Lar de Paula Merus 2012 (Rioja)
Cuttlefish Roller, Rice Crispies, Mustard Herbs [A]
Green Broth Infusion, Scampi and Smoked Monkfish [B]
Malus-Mama 2009 (Naturalla)
Pasta Capaccio, Paquillo and Iberic [A]
Sautéed Fresh Foie Gras with "Salt Flakes and Grain Pepper" [B]
Palo Cortado Urium V.O.R.S. (Sherry)
Hake and its Kokotxa (cheeks) with Oyster and Oyster Leaf [A]
Turbot with its "Fake Kokotxa" [B]
Ossian 2011 (Segovia)
From the Sea the Grouper...and many more things [A]
"Desalted" Cod Box with Shavings [B]
Chivite C 125 Chardonnay 2010 (Navarra)
Roasted Suckling Pig, with Tomato "Bolao" [A]
Digma 2005 (Rioja)
Roasted Pigeon with a Touch of Mole and Cocoa [B]
Vina Sastre Pago de Santa Cruz 2005 (Ribera del Duero)
"Xaxu" and Coconut Iced Mousse [A]
Van Zeller 20 years Tawny (Port)
Milk and Grape, Cheese and Wine in Paralle Evolution [B]
Kaldatz Fin 2011 Mahats Berantiarro (late harvest)
The broken Jar of Yogurt, "Gatzatua" and Berries [A]
Molina Real 2007 (Malaga)
Orange "Tocino de Cielo" Sheet with Fruits Leaves [B]
El Seque 2011 (Alicante)
Gin & Tonic on a plate [extra]
Gin tonic of Nordes
Check back as we add the other meals...
