Gallery

The harbour, the fire, the room.

Frames from a day on the seafront. Boats at the quay, oak charcoal raked flat, and a whole fish carried to the table on plain steel.

A whole turbot resting in a grill basket over charcoal
Fishing boats moored in the Getaria harbour at dawn
Glowing oak charcoal raked flat on the grill
Grilled fish carved off the bone on plain steel
The plain dining room with sea light through the windows
Hands turning a grill basket above the embers
The Cantabrian sea breaking on the rocks below the town
Red prawns searing on the hot bars of the grill
Cured anchovies and tomato dressed with green oil
A single table set by the window overlooking the quay
A cook salting fish before it meets the fire
The Getaria coastline under a low coastal sky

The rest is best tasted with the sea in view.