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47 results for San Sebastián

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Artistic Merit

7 July 2015

Sophie Grove reporting from San Sebastián: This city is a Basque beauty but has a troubled past that has left bullet holes in buildings. But through food, theatre and a bit of beach life, a new, happier and reconciled place…

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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 force

17 February 2011

Finalist in the Nariz de Oro sommelier competition, San Sebastián-based Dani Corman is one of Spain’s finest noses. Local and Michelin-starred restaurants call upon his skills when they draw up their wine lists and order…

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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 - The best cheese in the world

18 November 2016

We visit the World Cheese Awards in San Sebastián and check out the cookbooks that top chefs love. Plus: the week’s headlines from Toronto and what front-of-house staff can learn from an employee-exchange programme.

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The Menu - A restaurant for Syrian exies

20 September 2013

We meet one of world’s top chefs Elena Arzak of San Sebastián’s Arzak restaurant, visit a restaurant in Istanbul that is working as an embassy for Syrian exiles in the city and visit central London’s first winery.

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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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The Entrepreneurs - Basque masters

17 January 2018

Melody Adams and partner Nemanja Borjanovic were working in the City before a trip to San Sebastián inspired them to quit and open a restaurant. Serving traditional Basque cuisine, Donostia was launched in 2012 in London's…

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Basque in the glory

19 January 2016

What next when you run a successful Basque restaurant? Open another one next door. We meet the team.

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Spaghetti junction

19 January 2017

Analiese Gregory – part-time pasta-maker turned head chef – runs a restaurant and wine bar that has all the ingredients of an Aussie classic.

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Shore thing

16 February 2023

To round-off our whistle-stop rundown of our new book, we make for Spain’s sandy outskirts and visit a few of our favourite seaside haunts. Plus: three not-to-be-missed island escapes.

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Europe

21 February 2013

Gender equality is on the to-do list in France, local food is on the table in Helsinki, and holiday homes are on the shopping list in Switzerland

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Business community: Good neighbours

18 August 2016

Formerly quiet neighbourhoods all around the world are now resolutely booming thanks to entrepreneurial businesses whose vision has realised an area’s potential. We take a tour of three such districts where companies have…

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Andalucia

5 July 2024

To sail is to be at one with nature. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Spain’s Costa de la Luz, where the Atlantic wind and waves have shaped maritime journeys for centuries.

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Font of knowledge

23 May 2024

In Germany, one typographer and his team are pressing for visibility in print in new and innovative ways.

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Baja or Bust

17 February 2007

If you’ve had enough of the Antwerp to Brussels commute, relocate your life. Every month we’ll take you to an emerging business hub and tell you everything you need to build a new company and enjoy a better standard of…