Arzak + Arzak

Juan Mari Arzak is the third generation of chefs at the restaurant in San Sebastian that bears his family name. It is a member of many of the world's most prestigious associations and appears in countless restaurant guides. Arzak has held three Michelin stars, the maximum that can be awarded, since 1989.

This book tells the story of a family and a cuisine. It has also been ranked on the World's 50 Best Restaurant List since the ranking's early days. It takes a look at Juan Mari's role as a cutting-edge chef and restaurateur, and an inspiration for generations of young cooks.

It commemorates the 40th anniversary of the birth of the so-called New Basque cuisine, of which Juan Mari was the leader, a movement which formed the germ of the current Spanish gastronomic revolution, and it contains the most emblematic recipes of the last ten years of his work, as well as the most emblematic of