Akelare, i skuggan av de andra.

Akelare, in the shadow of the others.
I'm about to return. To the mythical MAMA - Mugaritz, Arzak, Martin Berasategui and Akelare in San Sebastian. Maybe lots of people do like me, rightly or wrongly, book all of them and then try to separate experiences and food when it's so difficult to keep a clear mind and retain all impressions. Personally I thought that Akelare was the weakest, there was too much experimenting with different techniques and that the plate was too crowded with different tastes. The playfulness had turned into a kind of hysteria. That's what I thought then. Mugaritz was also creative, but without pushing the boundaries. Arzak was so warm, welcoming and self-assured. Not as crazy as Akelare and Mugaritz, not at all.
The focus was all on tastes at Martin Berasategui, technique came second and the formal dinner-room with boring waiters, the location way outside town didn’t negatively affect my grade. This was so good, so powerful and skilful that I placed Martin Berasategui ahead of the two As in San Sebastian. Since then, I've heard lots of good things about Akelare, and now I want to do it all over again, the entire trip. But start where I ended the last time. Reset everything. Give everyone a second chance. Probably soon, because I can't wait much longer. Just listen to this: Roast dover sole with clam oil, citric fruit, black mint, dry tangerine and nut powder. That was at Martin Berasategui.
(In the picture, Pedro Subijana at Akelare experimenting with ingredients).
I'm about to return. To the mythical MAMA - Mugaritz, Arzak, Martin Berasategui and Akelare in San Sebastian. Maybe lots of people do like me, rightly or wrongly, book all of them and then try to separate experiences and food when it's so difficult to keep a clear mind and retain all impressions. Personally I thought that Akelare was the weakest, there was too much experimenting with different techniques and that the plate was too crowded with different tastes. The playfulness had turned into a kind of hysteria. That's what I thought then. Mugaritz was also creative, but without pushing the boundaries. Arzak was so warm, welcoming and self-assured. Not as crazy as Akelare and Mugaritz, not at all.
The focus was all on tastes at Martin Berasategui, technique came second and the formal dinner-room with boring waiters, the location way outside town didn’t negatively affect my grade. This was so good, so powerful and skilful that I placed Martin Berasategui ahead of the two As in San Sebastian. Since then, I've heard lots of good things about Akelare, and now I want to do it all over again, the entire trip. But start where I ended the last time. Reset everything. Give everyone a second chance. Probably soon, because I can't wait much longer. Just listen to this: Roast dover sole with clam oil, citric fruit, black mint, dry tangerine and nut powder. That was at Martin Berasategui.
(In the picture, Pedro Subijana at Akelare experimenting with ingredients).
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