When you get yo meet chef Roellinger personally, have him do a demo for you, and then cook a dish…read morefor lunch with many of the spices he carries, it's hard not to be swayed about the product. Using 14 of the spices in his dish Retour Des Indes on John Dory and Cabbage is as good as a marketing tool as it gets. The turmeric, sea salts, peppercorns and vanilla are sourced from many hours of chef's travels. I dont cook as well as he does (understatement) but as they say ehen you start with the best ingredients it aspires you to be better.

Fresh oysters on the boardwalk for breakfast! Yummers!…read more A French friend insisted we have fresh oysters for breakfast since we were at St. Malo, about a 30 min drive away. I was a little skeptical, but heck, I'm in France, and if this is a French thing to try, why not??? So we made the drive, found a paid parking lot near the pier, then took a short walk along the boardway & pier to this place where several vendors have set up tents with trays of different kinds of oysters. All the oysters are from the sea in Cancale - and VERY fresh! So we picked some trays of different varieties, paid cash, and they shucked it open on the spot, provided lemons to squeeze onto the oysters and napkins to wipe up, and we were off! There is a limited amount of table and seating nearby, so if you're lucky, you park yourself in the open air and enjoy your oysters. So very fresh, they are still alive when shucked, full of different flavors.... I was glad I accepted the breakfast invitation! After you're done, you take your tray with the empty shells, remove the lemons and napkins, and just throw the shells onto the beach nearby. Then you toss the lemons and napkins into a nearby trash receptacle, return your empty tray to the vendor you purchased your oysters, and all pau! So... fresh oysters for breakfast - I fully endorse it! Bon appetit!

This cute oyster market is located at the end of the road as you drive down the main seaview road…read moreof Cancale. Parking is free before a certain time and is pretty reasonable once it becomes for pay. When you get there, you are greeted by 4-5 oyster stands all carrying different sizes and types of oysters. I chose a DOZEN wild large oysters which were shucked and lemons provided for a total of 6.50 Euro. WTF? It costs like $3 plus tax and tip per oyster at most oyster bars here in San Francisco!! Anyhow, you just sit at the picnic table next to the market slurping down your freshly shucked oysters and frisbee throwing the shells into the ocean whence they came. The oysters were full of briny flavor - more than some of the high end oysters here in the Bay Area. Mind you, I had this at 9 am for breakfast.. maybe a bit hardcore for some people but I loved it haha.. Basically, if you're an oyster fan - do yourself a favor and come here if you're in the area. I think it's definitely a secret gem that most tourists don't know about.