juan marie arzak was at the forefront of that effort.hat responsibility. >> anthony: the food is innovative, wildly creative forward thinking but always, always, basque. marinated prawns on lemongrass and mint with beetroot and crunchy krill. >> elena: for us, very good, it's the essence of the sea, you will see. >> anthony: mhmm oh man. >> anthony: roast pigeon with masstick and potato. >> elena: and this pigeon is really very tender you will see. >> anthony: i love it. >> arzak: there are two very important things in our kitchen. first the raw material, which are always local. and then the ingredients. >> anthony: grilled hake jowls with teff seeds and fresh almonds, served in a bamboo leaf. >> arzak: the raw materials are always from around here but the ingredients can be from all over the world. but they have to be liked in our culture. >> anthony: grilled monkfish with a pecan paste and hieroglyphics of pumpkin and sweet pea. >> anthony: was it always like this, i mean his mother, his grandmother, was it always a menu that changed e