A whole lotta mussels...

So we were walking down the street, feeling kinda peckish, and keeping an eye out for a lunch spot. Then we come across this guy sitting at a cafe getting down on an order of mussles and fries. Looked way too good to pass up, so of course we dropped in. It turned out to be the special of the day—a heaping order of mussles steamed in white wine, garlic and shallots, accompanied by fried potatoes and your choice of beer or white wine. Johnnie and I went for the mussels and pints o'beer, while Samantha opted for a salad. Twas really good—check out the photo below. Took like an hour to eat all those mussels. I wasn't sure how it would all fit on the table, since the guy next to us was solo and his table was overflowing. But we ponied up and made room, just had to put the used-up shells on an empty chair nearby (in a pot of course). Now to find raw oysters somewhere...

Michael