KCET s beautiful article on the immigration of French Basque culture into Los Angeles, and where to find the relics of this historic movement still thriving today, such as us at TAIX French Restaurant French Town may be no longer, but French Basque culture in Los Angeles still remains today, represented through celebrations, cuisine, festivals, and club organizations that preserve the communal traditions and activities. The Basque Village at the L.A. County Fair recreates a village where patrons in the Inland Empire can get a glimpse into the Basque way of life. The Basque Club in Chino brings together people of older generations to reminisce about the music, folk tales, and family life, and of course handball. The Annual Basque Festival & Picnic in Los Banos presents bands, traditional dance, and plenty of news media coverage from Basque outlets such as Deia, EiTB, and Le Journal du Pays Basque. Basque people are known for their cuisine, especially seafood, like crayfish, codfish, mussels and bouillabaisse. The La Villa Basque, established in Vernon in 1960, and Taix restaurant in Echo Park (originally established near French Town in 1927) are some of the restaurants that serve Basque cuisine in Southern California today. kcet.org/socal/departures/columns/history/the-fleeting-story-of-los-angeles-french-town.html
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:39:38 +0000
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