Jean-Claude Celerin vient de nous envoyer cet article de la Renaissance du Bessin sur la Fête de la Coquille à Grandcamp:
What a terrific idea to show off Grandcamp's unique assets and a wonderful occasion to savor the best and freshest seafood.
Jean-Claude Celerin sends this article from La Renaissance du Bessin on Grandcamp's upcoming Scallop festival:
The town of Grandcamp, in conjunction with Manifestation-Grandcamp-Maisy and the local fisheries committee, is organizing its first scallop festival. It's a great opportunity to get to know its harbor, its fishermen, and to promote its seafood, especially scallops.
On December 8 and 9, a number of events will take place underneath large tents. On Saturday, chefs from the group "Rebel Toques" will conduct 5 gastronomic demonstrations and tastings where visitors will be able to sample mouth watering creations. Maryvonne Rosoux of MGM, explains that the festival begins at 9:30 Saturday morning. The "Rebel Toques" have been together for a year and have met with a great deal of success in creating unusual dishes. They will show how to prepare scallops and will take questions from the audience.
During the two day festival, Grandcamp's fishermen expect to sell between 15 and 20 tons of scallops at the town's wholesale market. At the public fish market, oystermen will offer locally raised oysters and fishermen will sell their catch. A farmer's market will include a cider producer and 25 other vendors.
Restaurateurs will offer menus featuring scallops while musical groups will provide entertainment. Also on tap is a "pirate" concert and singers of sea shanties. A jazz band and "Gens de la Mer" will entertain on stage and in the streets. Maryvonne adds that there will also be a sketch artist, visits of the trawlers, and demonstrations of fishnet mending. On Sunday morning, Father Lefrancois will celebrate a musical mass dedicated to the fishermen. Everything, including parking is free.
The organizers of this first scallop festival are going all out to insure that it will be a great success. Deputy mayor Jacky LeSert points out that prices be set so that anyone can discover the seafood of Grandcamp. We're not doing this to make money but to promote our harbor and its activities."
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