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JT Basque Bar & Dining Room in Gatrdnerville, Nevada: Food in the time of coronavirus (Record Courier-en)

2020/04/04

When it comes to the JT Basque Bar & Dining Room, people still are expressing their love in the time of coronavirus for the Gardnerville icon. While only serving take-out during the current lockdown, the restaurant celebrated its 60th anniversary serving Basque cuisine on Wednesday.

Lotura: Record Courier

The building has been a fixture at the intersection of Main and Eddy streets since 1896 when it was moved to its current location to serve as an extension for the Gardnerville Hotel, the town’s first building.

While the hotel burned down in the 1920s, the JT survived as a dining room and boarding house. The business known as Springer’s Café and Bar was owned by the Rahbeck family who sold it in 1954 to John Jaunsaras and Jimmy Trounday, whose initials still grace its name.

The Lekumberry family bought it in 1960 and has operated it every since. After Jean Lekumberry died in 1993, the next generation took over, with Marie Louise and J.B. Lekumberry still managing the restaurant.

During last year’s Best Of, the JT won best Basque restaurant and the award was picked up by yet another generation, Anna and Etienne, J.B.’s daughter and son, who also spend time on Ranch No. 1 in Genoa, where they raise the grass-fed beef the restaurant serves.



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