{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ace5fa439599f7c5608c536/6ace619037f0bd18cc2734c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"622: Basque Restaurant Blowout: The Good, The Bad, and the Pil Pil with Max Shapiro","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ace5fa439599f7c5608c536/1748ea43bf25f47f99417720ba9d665f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This is such a great conversation with <strong>Max Shapiro</strong>, co-host of the Air Jordan podcast and a guy who knows what he likes. We’ve enjoyed Max’s very active, and sometimes blessedly candid, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/maxshapiro/\">Instagram reviews</a> of restaurants around the world. While he’s based in Los Angeles, his recent trip to Spain, particularly a dozen stops at legendary restaurants and new places around San Sebastián, got us interested. Max shares an action-packed road trip around the Basque region, including stops at <a href=\"https://www.gresca.rest/\">Gresca</a>, <a href=\"https://www.juliandetolosa.com/en/\">Casa Julián</a>, <a href=\"https://www.asadoretxebarri.com/\">Asador Etxebarri</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.kaia-kaipe.com/en/\">Kaia Kaipe</a>. And why you should most certainly not book at <a href=\"https://www.arzak.es/en/\">Arzak</a>. He also tells what is good in his hometown of Los Angeles including <a href=\"https://www.dunsmoor.la/\">Dunsmoor</a>, <a href=\"https://www.budonoki.la/\">Budonoki</a>, <a href=\"https://horsesla.com/\">Horses</a>, <a href=\"https://shunji-ns.com/\">Shunji</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.musesantamonica.com/\">Muse</a>.     </p><p>Read more about <a href=\"https://mattrodbard.substack.com/p/the-los-angeles-food-podcast-scene\">Air Jordan and the Los Angeles podcast scene</a>. It’s interesting.</p><p><strong><em>Subscribe to This Is TASTE</em></strong><em>:</em><strong><em> </em></strong><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-taste-podcast/id1393739959?mt=2\"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>, </em><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/3LsLXfnYt6Ugml415hyUfh?si=MRMn32W-S5i9HktfZ_eBIg\"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>, </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ThisIsTASTE\"><em>YouTube</em></a><em> </em></p>\n      <p> </p>","author_name":"Matt Rodbard & Aliza Abarbanel"}