French chef Guy Savoy, 2 Michelin stars, talks about the town of Sète and its surrounding area in Occitanie, France, which he fell in love with. It's a town made for gourmets, between the Mediterranean, the Etang de Thau, and a generous land. Follow him and savor the local cuisine, oysters, tielle, bourride and macaronade, between a joust on the Grand Canal and a poetry festival...
To hear Guy Savoy talk about the town of Sète is to escape to the shores of the Mediterranean, between the Etang de Thau and a land never short of the authentic, tasty produce that inspires the chef in his art of cooking.
Sète, a city made for a gourmet
The French chef, 3 Michelin stars and ranked Best Restaurant in the World by La Liste 2018, fell in love with Sète thanks to amie. Nothing could be more evocative than to hear him describe this magical place in Occitanie, "a town made for a gourmand ” where you can imagine yourself tasting oysters from the Etang de Thau, the fish that fishermen bring back to port every day, the local produce of market gardeners, in an authentic atmosphere and preserved environment.
Of course, there are miles of fine sand, sun-drenched days and a fishing port more picturesque than a postcard.
Enjoy macaronade, tielle or monkfish bourride
But in keeping with his passion for gastronomy, Guy Savoy prefers to recommend tasting a macaronade with the locals, a tielle or a monkfish bourride in one of Sète's restaurants, or having a drink at Tarbouriech Saint-Barth in Marseillan with oysters and mussels against the setting sun.
The secrets of Sète gastronomy at Les Halles de Sète
Her must-do experiences? Watching the jousts on the Grand Canal, spending a morning at Les Halles de Sète to discover the secrets of Sète gastronomy (over 60 products in the tripe section alone!), and staying up all night at Les Voix Vives, the poetry festival that's part of Sète's rich summer cultural program. We're on it!
Nestled between vineyards and the Etang de Thau, the largest body of water in the Occitanie region, Domaine Tarbouriech invites guests to share a unique oyster experience.
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Find out more :
- Plan your trip to Sète : Sète Tourist Office
- Plan your trip with Tourisme Occitanie
- Restaurant Guy Savoy at La Monnaie de Paris
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