Kukurutxoa

THERE’S A FASHION IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY THAT IS JUST CATCHING ON IN THE REST OF SPAIN, AND THAT IS THE UPMARKET PINTXOS OR TAPAS BAR. SOMETIMES THESE PLACES ARE SECLUDED AND COOL WITH STAINLESS STEEL AND DIMLY LIT SPACES IN WHICH CHEFS SERVE UP DECONSTRUCTED CLASSICS AND A FEW INVENTIONS OF THEIR OWN. SOME ARE WONDERFULLY GOOD, OTHERS CAN BE A TOUCH ‘TRY-HARD’ FOR MY TASTE. THIS RECIPE IS THE CLASSIC CHICKEN LIVER PÂTÉ PIPED INTO A MALSOUQUA PASTRY CONE AND DRIZZLED WITH A PEDRO XIMÉ