Contrary to how our scholars Ruth and Elisha‘s blogposts may make it seem, BasqueStage is not all garden and gourmet glamour. And there’s definitely more to it than cooking in a three-star Michelin (even if that’s a pretty sweet part of the deal).
One of the important parts of the BasqueStage is filming videos. To prepare for the videos, the stages visit Sammic, the kitchen equipment company and sponsor of the program. There, they learn about the workings of Sammic’s many kitchen machines, and then film videos like this one:
The factory is located about thirty minutes away, in the small town of Azkoitia. The stages take a monthly trip to get the lowdown on the latest machines coming out of Sammic. Many of the machines are used in the kitchen at Restaurant Martín Berasategui, but the newest ones are still in Azkoitia, being tested and perfected. Good thing our stages are so photogenic!