Michel Hiribarren, the gregarious proprietor of the gorgeous, sleekly modern Zazpi bHotel/b, spoke fluent Spanish and French ? but his grandchild, he said proudly, studies Basque in school half the time. ... for Orli ? but on the same block, at the 75-year-old Crémerie bLohitzun/b, the products ? like fromage de brebis and cherry marmalades ? were distinctly Basque. And at Maison Laurent Frappier, I realized that alongside their croissants and baguettes, the bakery sold several ...
