Episode notes
🎙️ EP154 — Basque fire, Bangkok chaos: From Mugaritz to Noma and now the streets of Thailand, Chef Iñaki Bolumburu turns a 35-seat speakeasy into a traveling txoko where the market writes the menu, charcoal does the talking, and “waste” gets a second life.
🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:
🏡 Basque Roots – Farmhouse life, family kitchens, and early sparks
🎓 Bilbao School Days – Bad student, good instincts
🔥 Mugaritz Breakthrough – “Everything is possible”
🌍 Learning English in the Kitchen – Cooking abroad without words
👨🍳 Noma & Azurmendi – Creativity and foraging on another level
🏛️ Nerua Lessons – Mentorship, travel, and pur ...
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