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Highlights: explore hidden san sebastian eateries., meet local producers in san sebastian., san sebastian foodie experience., taste authentic basque seasonal cuisine.; experience the 'basque way' through the eyes of the next generation, explore the neighborhood market & meet visionary producers, start the day with a perfect tortilla at a cocal café, taste seasonal seafood & sip cider in san sebastián’s hidden corners

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Available tiers: adult, child, infant; ~~adult, child~~

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Trip difficulty: Easy
Category: Food & Drink
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Timezone: Europe/Madrid
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Rails Timezone: Madrid
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Group info: This tour will operate with a minimum of 2 guests and a maximum of 7 guests. If you have a larger group please email us.
Cancellation notes: 90% refund if given 1 week notice prior to walk.

50% refund if given 72 hours notice or more.

Less than 72 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund; Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund

~~Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund~~
Cancellation cutoff: 72; 24
Terms and conditions: Liability Waiver

By completing the reservation you acknowledge the following:

If you have food allergies, you are ultimately responsible to ensure your own health and safety. If you share information about your allergies, we can provide you with some guidance about the food purveyors on your tour, but we are not responsible for any allergic reactions that you may have. We are not responsible for any damages or losses incurred as result of acts by entities beyond our control, including but not limited to restaurants, shops, market stalls, eateries and food carts. We are not responsible for acts beyond our control, including but not limited to acts of God, act of nature, acts of war, or other unrest caused by state or non-state actors. If you are disruptive, we have the right to ask you to leave the tour without refunding you or providing you with a credit for your tour. You are aware of and responsible for all damages or losses that may arise during the course of the tour resulting from:

Risks associated with food, water or other drinks, including alcoholic beverages; physical accidents during the tour or at any of the locations visited; transportation failures; forces of nature; criminal activity; damage, loss or misplaced property; or accident or illness without means of rapid evacuation or availability of medical supplies or services. You agree that any claims that may arise will first go to arbitration and only if not resolved in that manner shall be heard in court. In both cases, grievances shall be heard in the jurisdiction of Washington, DC. You further agree to be responsible for your own welfare and property and accept any and all risks of delay, unanticipated events, inconvenience, illness, injury, emotional trauma or death. You further acknowledge that participation in Culinary Backstreets tours is based upon execution of this Liability Waiver. By completing the reservation process you release and discharge forever Culinary Backstreets, its employees, owners, affiliates, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns, from and against any liability arising from participating in this tour. You further agree that this release shall be legally binding upon you personally, all members of your family, all minors traveling with you, your heirs, successors, assigns, and legal representatives, to the maximum extent of the law.

I am aware that while on or traveling to or from my activity with Culinary Backstreets, I might be exposed to COVID-19 from other people, animals or objects. I assume all risk of any such contacts, including sickness, incapacity or death and agree to hold harmless Culinary Backstreets from any such developments. In addition, I recognize that the World Health Organization, U.S. Department of State as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have warnings concerning same and am choosing to travel and assume all risk myself.

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Know Before You Go: wear comfortable shoes
Know Before You Book: food tasting - let us know if you have any allergies

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Highlights: experience the 'basque way' through the eyes of the next generation, explore the neighborhood market & meet visionary producers, start the day with a perfect tortilla at a cocal café, taste seasonal seafood & sip cider in san sebastián’s hidden corners; ~~explore the neighborhood market & meet visionary producers, start the day with a perfect tortilla at a cocal café~~
Included: all food consumed on the walk – almost a dozen different edible specialties, culinary backstreets guide , visit to a neighborhood food market
Excluded: transportation to and from the meeting point

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Highlights: explore the neighborhood market & meet visionary producers, start the day with a perfect tortilla at a cocal café; ~~start the day with a perfect tortilla at a cocal café~~

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Highlights: start the day with a perfect tortilla at a cocal café

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Short Description: Basque cuisine has been grabbing attention – and Michelin stars – for years, nowhere more so than in the historic port of San Sebastian. Many come here just to eat their way through town on a gastro-pilgrimage route that goes from historic bars to cider houses and elegant fine dining rooms. But once you veer off that well-trodden path and into the city’s less-known backstreets – as we will on this tour – another, more intriguing, culinary scene comes into view.; Basque cuisine has been grabbing attention – and Michelin stars – for years, nowhere more so than in the historic port of San Sebastian. Many come here just to eat their way through town on a gastro-pilgrimage route that goes from historic bars to cider houses and elegant fine dining rooms. But once you veer off that well-trodden path and into the city’s less-known backstreets – as we will on this tour – another, more intriguing, culinary scene comes into view.
Description: The industry built around the city’s culinary reputation – iconic pintxos, abundant seafood, avant-garde presentations – has certainly helped nurture local talent and has also attracted kitchen luminaries from outside Basque Country for decades. You can’t swing a flounder around here without hitting a name-brand chef. But equally exciting things are happening in San Sebastian’s backstreets. Here, the “Basque Way” is less a set of iconic dishes and dazzling cooking skills and more a way of experiencing food that revolves around seasonality, quality ingredients and a commitment to culinary excellence. On this full-day tour, we will track this way of eating and cooking and its expression through both tradition and innovation. We’ll start our day with the most perfect tortilla imaginable – both crunchy and oozy at the same time – at a busy locals’ cafe. We’ll then visit a neighborhood market where chefs and grannies line up to buy fresh kokotxa – fish necks, a Basque favorite – by the kilo on the way to meet a cheesemaker thinking way beyond the region’s borders. Down the street we will stop by the workshop of a Mexican of Basque origin who is reviving a chocolate tradition that once connected this port to his home country. Heading out of the historic center, across a bridge where the Urumea river meets the Cantabrian Sea, we will be welcomed into a number of restaurants and food shops run by a tight-knit circle of culinary professionals who are filling in the gaps between San Sebastian’s Michelin-starred restaurants and its simpler neighborhood spots. Here, depending on the season, our day may include a homey fish stew and a sip of artisanal cider, or perhaps exceedingly fresh and delicate Cantabrian anchovies accompanied by a new school txakoli, the classic Basque white wine, minerally and smacking of the sea. Committed to quality, but restless for change, it is in these places where we will taste what is of the moment, meet the young leaders of the city’s pioneering kitchens and truly experience the Basque Way.