Cooking with four generations of family recipes

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The meals at Ansots Basque Chorizos taste like grandmothers cooking because they are!

"All of the recipes that we do are either our family ones or ones that we've come up with after visiting the Basque Country," saidDan Ansotegui, owner of Ansots.

Ansotegui has been a chef at Ansots for four years.

"My grandparents are all immigrants from the old country in Spain and my grandmother madechorizos, so we grew up with that," said Ansotegui.

Ansotegui's family doesn't just inspire the menu, they're a part of the daily operations. Ansotegui owns Ansots with his wife and daughter.

"I look around and I see people I've known all my life in here," said Ansots owner Ellie Ansotegui. "It's a lovely thing, we get to see familiar faces every day here."

According to Downtown Boise Association, there are about 16,000 Basque people in our city, making Boise one of the largest Basque communities in the United States.

"The Basque community in Boise is really strong, we're very fortunate," saidAnsotegui.

The San Inazio Festival on the Basque Block in downtown Boise is going on through Sunday. You can learn more about the festival here. As for Ansots, they're open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

"This is just something that I love doing, I get to work with really wonderful people," said Ansotegui. "It puts a smile on my face and hope it does on yours too."

Ansots is located at560 W Main St, Boise.

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