Gilda Basque Skewers

The Gilda is a Basque bar classic: a spicy, briny skewer with alternating bits of aromatic fragrant pickled guindilla chiles, olives, and anchovies. Along with a stubby glass of Txakolí, the slightly fizzy local white, nothing quite hits the spot quite like the Gilda.

Locals know this, and consume them by the dozen. Said to be invented at a San Sebastián bar, the Gilda was named after Rita Hayworth’s spicy performance in the 1946 film of the same name. The rest was history, and now