Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) AQUITAINE REGION. VILLAGE OF SAINT-PEE-SUR-NIVELLE. THE AUBERGE BASQUE. ITS CHEF CEDRIC BECHADE (32 YEARS-OLD) WHO LEARNED IN THE KITCHENS OF THE HOTEL DU PALAIS IN BIARRITZ AS WELL AS THE CRILLON AND PLAZA ATHENEE IN PARIS RECEIVED 1 STAR FROM THE MICHELIN GUIDE IN 2009 (A UNIQUE FEAT IN FRANCE FOR AN INN OR BED &BREAKFAST). CEDRIC BECHADE NONETHELESS DECIDED TO REFUSE IT TO ESCAPE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION AND THE STRESS CAUSED BY THIS SORT OF AWARD... Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM