"juan mari arzak is one of the great characters of the culinary world. at 65, he may be the grand old man of spain's new cuisine, but he has the energy and dynamism of a man one-third his age. his quest to reinvent basque cuisine, inspired after attending a short course with french chef paul bocuse in 1976, has led him on a boundary-busting journey of discovery involving new techniques and unusual ingredients. together with his talented daughter elena, he continues that work today, a 'flavour lab', or test kitchen, above his restaurant attesting to his ambition to experiment and discover."
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