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Candidates & Their Videos

Posted by marti | Posted on 18-10-2012

Category : BasqueStage, Videos

We are in the heat of applications, and our candidates for the Rising Star and Top Chef Sammic Scholarships are being asked to perform a series of ‘tasks’….

The first thing they were asked to do is submit a video that would tell the judges a bit more about who they are, what inspires them to cook, and why they want to be the next BasqueStage.  And boy did we get some videos!

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and watch along with us as these 30+ candidates show their stuff!

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(English) Being a BasqueStage: Sammic Videos

Posted by marti | Posted on 21-06-2012

Category : Videos

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!

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(English) Learning Under a Great Chef

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Posted by marti | Posted on 14-09-2011

Category : Videos

Tags: BasqueStage, gastronomy, Martín Berasategui, media, video

Disculpa, pero esta entrada está disponible sólo en English.

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BasqueStage Cinnamon Rolls : VIDEO

Posted by admin | Posted on 09-06-2011

Category : BasqueStage, Videos

Tags: athena, BasqueStage, Sammic, video

Sammic scholar Athena Thickstun is back with a video for us, this time drawing inspiration from her American roots.  The video crew arrived to a studio filled with the smells of cinnamon, sugar and maple syrup….cinnamon rolls! Athena shows us how to create the popular pastry, from the yeasty dough to the slightly tricky shaping of the rolls. The delicious filling of melted butter, cinnamon and sugar is sprinkled over the square of dough, which is then rolled up and sliced to bake. Athena modernizes her rolls with a cream cheese-maple icing.  Que rico!

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BasqueStage Bizcocho : VIDEO

Posted by admin | Posted on 26-05-2011

Category : Videos

Tags: tracy, video

Sammic scholar for BasqueStage Tracy Chang presents a coconut bizcocho that would be right at home on the dessert menu of Restaurant Martín Berasategui. Using the coconut ice cream from the actual dessert menu, she incorporates it into one of Spain’s most popular desserts, the bizcocho (or cake).  She adds her own nostalgic flavors, like star anise and ginger, and also manages to incorporate one of her favorite snacks from here, “potato” chips, made from yam. Buen provecho!

 

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BasqueStage Tamarindo : VIDEO

Posted by admin | Posted on 23-05-2011

Category : Videos

Tags: athena, video

Sammic scholar for BasqueStage Athena Thickstun takes us step by step as she creates a dessert reminiscent of the landscape of San Sebastián. She uses exotic ingredients like kataifi,  a type of Middle Easter pastry most often used in sweet applications. Athena also shows the home cook how to adapt alta cocina techniques, like the famous ‘microwave cake’.

 

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BasqueStage Kokotxas al Pil-Pil: VIDEO

Posted by admin | Posted on 29-03-2011

Category : Videos

 

After the stages’ foray into the traditional preparation of Kokotxas al Pil-Pil, they decided to go a little modern on this common Basque dish of cod jowl cooked slowly in olive oil.  Using an immersion circulator, they sous-vide the kokotxas in a mixture of garlic, olive oil, and cayenne pepper.  They finish the kokotxas in the traditional manner to create the emulsified pil-pil sauce.

Then, Tracy and Athena take their favorite flavors from the traditional dish and enhance them, garnishing the cockles with fried garlic and sprinklings of cayenne. Using techniques that lean more towards high cuisine than grandma’s stove, they create gelees from txakoli and chives to garnish the dish. The verdict? A delicious update on an already delicious Basque dish.

A successful round of experimenting in Restaurant Martín Berasategui, and just another day in the life of a BasqueStage.

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Traditional Kokotxas Al Pil-Pil: VIDEO

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Posted by admin | Posted on 28-03-2011

Category : Videos

Tags: 2011, athena, BasqueStage, gastronomy, tracy, video

Tracy and Athena bring another video to you highlighting a very popular Basque dish, kokotxas al pil-pil. This dish is often made with little more than olive oil, garlic, and kokotxas, the meat from the area around the codfish’s throath. Yet an incredible rich sauce is formed as the juices from the fish emulsify with the oil.

The keys are in the details: temperature control, handling of the fish, and a few magical flicks of the wrist. Watch the BasqueStages prepare the dish and you can pick up some helpful hints if you want to try this one at home. Which, by the way, we fully recommend. It isn’t legendary for nothing!

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Patatas con Chorizo: VIDEO

Posted by admin | Posted on 17-03-2011

Category : Videos

Tags: 2011, athena, Martín Berasategui, Sammic, tracy, TV, video

 

The first BasqueStage video is officially here!  Watch as chef Martín Berasategui teaches two yankees how to make one of the most traditional dishes of the region: patatas con chorizo. Garrote!

You can see Athena in another video featuring Sammic’s line of products here.

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