Elena Arzak, Arzak***

Shee currently runs the Arzak Restaurant with his father. The history of the Restaurant is closely linked to the Arzak family. The house was built in 1897 by Juan Mari Arzak's grandparents (José María Arzak Etxabe and Escolástica Lete), to be a wine cellar and tavern in the town of Alza. It continued to be a tavern until Juan Mari's parents (Juan Ramón Arzak and Francisca Arratibel) started to run it, making it evolve as a food house. The restaurant gained notoriety, specializing in banquets for family celebrations, until it became one of the greatest exponents of New Basque Cuisine.