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Aitor Jeronimo Orive at Basque Txoko Pop Up, Nobody’s Baby Bar
I sat down with Aitor Jeronimo Orive, who’s in Melbourne right now for pop-up Basque Txoko at Nobody’s Baby in South Yarra. He was born in Madrid, raised in Australia, trained in Valencia, and went on to work in Michelin-starred kitchens in Spain, the Basque Country, London including Nerua, Mugaritz, and The Fat Duck before running his own one-star restaurant in Singapore, Basque Kitchen by Aitor. His cooking is grounded in Basque home food: charcoal, seafood, stews, big cuts of…
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Jo Rittey is a Melbourne-based food writer and podcast host with a background in languages and a long-standing love of French culture.
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When she’s not teaching French or recording a podcast, she’s probably tracking down a good cheese or planning her next trip to France.
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