By Brian Candee, manager in Barcelona Fairfield
After a long flight and 6 hour time change, we finally made our way to our first destination, Getaria, a beautiful port town in Basque Country not far from the French border. Here, we stretched our legs by strolling down a narrow street with little shops including Salanort, a little seafood shop with cold rose and fresh seafood tapas.
After that refreshment, we made our way to the waterside where several restaurants with open air grills line the water’s edge. Once we settled at our waterside table, we were presented with a selection of fresh catch of the day. We chose turbot and hake collar. The coolest part of my day was making the selection and watching them take it straight to the grill for preparation. They used these really cool ‘baskets’ to cage the fish on the grill for easier flipping. I’d love to see a few of these baskets on the Fairfield patio for grill season!
That evening we made our way to San Sebastian and ate at a restaurant called Rekondo. Wow. What an amazing wine cellar! My favorite, of course, was the 1978 La Rioja Alta, my birth year. After enjoying some incredible food and wine, we made our way down to the cellar. The cellar housed incredible product including wine from the 1880s and a bottle of 1893 Mouton-Rothschild! What a great way to kick off the week in Spain!