This is in fact my last weekend in Deauville, so decided to make it worth my while. The scallop festival season is in full swing now so glad I was able to catch one of the better known ones as well as a smaller one held in a local village that’s still trying to make its deserved reputation (Villers-sur-Mer ).
For two days, I overindulged on pristine scallops, herrings and les bulots (sort of like mini conch shells) cooked in sooo many different styles: smoked over grape vines or applewood (the grape vine version was better IMHO), simmered in cream sauce, sautéed in brown butter w/ a Calvados finish…..just ahmazing!
Today, I’ll just eat green salad as reparations.