Gourmet guide Eskerne Falcon helps you navigate the city with the most Michelin stars per capita in the world
For foodies around the world, the tiny coastal city of San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque country is a must-visit pilgrimage site. It is, after all, the city with the most Michelin stars per capita in the world.
How did one little town come to have so much good food? San Sebastian’s award-winning food tour guide Eskerne Falcon thinks it’s all to do with its unique location. “There are both mountains and sea… We have both fishermen and farmers with very good products, so we have both food from the sea and food from the mountains,” she said.
Falcon is in town in conjunction with The Pintxo Exchange (an event that ran until August 25) at TXA Pintxo Bar at The Alkaff Mansion, where TXA’s Basque chef Marta Elvira Segales recreated three special pintxos from the famous San Sebastian bars Casa Urola and Txuleta.
Pintxos, similar to tapas, are a highlight of Basque cuisine, a style of cooking originating in northern Spain.
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