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Pintxos de autor · San Sebastián
Pintxos de autor are the modern San Sebastian pintxos: small hot plates cooked to order, technique-driven and chef-led, descending from the 1990s Cuchara de San Telmo and Borda Berri kitchens.
Pintxos de autor (signature pintxos) emerged in San Sebastian's Old Town in the late 1990s when chefs trained at Lasarte (Martin Berasategui) and El Bulli (Ferran Adria) opened small counters that served made-to-order plates instead of the bar-display cold pintxos that had been the city standard. La Cuchara de San Telmo (1999) led the wave with the carrillera al vino tinto; Borda Berri followed with the risotto de Idiazabal. The Basque Culinary Center, opened in 2011, became the formal training pipeline for the pintxos de autor generation.
Where to eat in San Sebastián:
- La Cuchara de San Telmo
- Borda Berri
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