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Smooth selling

18 August 2016

Boasting doesn’t come easy to the Basque but we meet the furniture movers, shakers and makers who are going against the grain and doing just that: selling themselves and redefining their industrial heritage in the process…

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The Menu - Undiscovered treats of the Basque Country

25 March 2016

Top Spanish chef José Pizarro reveals the culinary delights that are still yet to be discovered in the Basque Country. We also hunt for the most extravagant Easter eggs in Brazil. Plus: why drink authorities Joel Harrison…

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Big Shot

19 September 2013

El Casco in the Basque country is a Spanish success story. And despite the difficult economic conditions, it has had the firepower to survive.

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Basque to school

18 August 2011

We take a look at rising stars of the Basque culinary world.

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Basque in the glory

17 June 2007

Thanks to its world-famous museum, Bilbao has become a cultural mecca in just 10 years. But has the Guggenheim improved the lives of the locals or just entertained art-loving tourists? We make an in-depth audit.

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Filling up

20 June 2018

We’ve all heard tell of Basque cuisine but what about the growers, producers and chefs plying their trade in neighbouring regions? We take a roadtrip to find out.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 16: San Sebastián, Gros

10 January 2017

Monocle’s Liam Aldous tours one of the most exciting food districts in the Basque country.

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The Menu - Back to the roots

8 May 2015

A new generation of Georgian winemakers, food diplomacy in the Basque country and the week's headlines from Singapore.

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The Entrepreneurs - Edition 72

27 February 2013

We analyse a prototype for the perfect salesman, head to Germany to taste-test a popular soft drink, and visit the Basque Country to check out a co-op that’s stuck to a slow, steady, and fair approach during the economic…

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Expanding palate

12 July 2016

With its array of bustling pintxo bars and the highest density of Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, the Basque Country has long been a delicious destination of note. Now its government has teamed up with the Basque…

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Remote working

10 September 2020

Entrepreneurs relocating to rural outposts have been welcomed with a community feel and desirable living and working spaces. Whether it’s Upstate New York, the Basque Country or a Norwegian archipelago, inspiring under-the…

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The Menu - The blue wine controversy

27 January 2017

How a new wine from the Basque Country is causing a commotion among the area’s producers, the most prominent coffee trends in 2017 and the week’s top headlines from around Europe.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 56: national typography

15 May 2017

For this week’s edition of Tall Stories, we take you to the Basque Country. But instead of focusing on a building, we look at something that is present in most structures: national typography. Monocle’s Chiara Rimella tells…

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The Globalist - Can the CIA broker a deal between Israel and Hamas?

29 January 2024

Will the director of the CIA, William Burns, be able to negotiate a truce and hostage deal when he meets his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts, as well as Qatar’s prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani…

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The Menu - The drinks list

31 May 2024

This week we toast to the drinks industry with an episode all about beverages. We sit down with The Connaught Bar’s Agostino Perrone to find out why people still have a taste for classic cocktails – and what makes a memo…

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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24

28 January 2017

Markus Hippi and Tom Edwards bring you highlights from the past seven days on Monocle 24. This week we sit down with author Max Porter to discuss his debut, ‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’, head to the Basque Country to…