Separated at birth?

More than a few people have commented on what they reckon is an uncanny likeness between superstar San Sebastian chef Juan Mari Arzak and a certain Dublin-based food and drink writer. This photo, taken a couple of years ago after one of the most memorable meals of my life, should help you decide for yourselves.

Hmmm… he does look a bit like me doesn’t he? Maybe a bit older and not quite so ruggedly handsome but it’s deffo a titchy bit doppelgangerish. Funny, I could never have seen  me mum with a Basque…