When Venezuelan-born executive chef Carlos Garcia arrived at Leku in 2023, he entered a kitchen where meat was king. Though it was inspired by the cuisine of Spain’s Basque region, the restaurant at ...

The creator of one of the central San Joaquin Valley’s most recognizable food products has passed away. Raymond Ylarregui, founder of the Basque Company in Madera, died Dec. 5. He was 87. Born in ...

In France and Spain, which split the mountainous Basque country between them, the Basques are known as craftsmen, sheep ranchers and fine cooks. The Basque culinary tradition lives here in California, ...

I first encountered Basque culture in August 1945 after enrolling at Biarritz American University in the southwest corner of France, one of millions of American soldiers in Europe waiting to go home ...

WITH THEIR unique language, unrelated to all other European tongues, the continent’s oldest cave paintings, and their seafaring, gastronomic and choral traditions, the Basques have long had a strong ...

The Jaialdi celebration starts today at the Basque Center in Downtown Boise. Food, drink and strolling musicians will take over "the Basque Block." We have an in-studio performance to give you a sneak ...

Mark Kurlansky is the author of "The Basque History of the World" (Penguin, 2001), among other books. His new book, "Boogaloo on Second Avenue: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music," will be published ...