When the Guggenheim opened its doors in 1997, Bilbao was a former industrial powerhouse in the throes of an economic crisis. But the opening of the iconic Frank Gehry-designed art museum ...

The sheer variety of local ingredients makes the omnipresent pintxo — the Basque take on tapas — the perfect Bilbao food. Found on almost every bar counter in town, these snack-sized creations ...

Bilbao isn’t the first city that trips off the tongue when you recommend international dining destinations. It’s only in the past 20 years or so that Bilbao has become much of a tourist ...

The American chef and journalist based in San Sebastián is the author of 'Everything about pintxos', a manual about this emblematic bite and its history, complemented with 70 recipes of the most ...

Bilbao rose from its post-industrial economic malaise of the 1990s after the collapse of its steel and shipbuilding industries by investing heavily in culture. Culture and food brought me back to ...