photos:
1/ Andre Mallet of Mallet Oysters wearing a tie ( that's the real news!)
2/ Mechoui, ( lamb & chicken on a spit)
3/ Julie beats The Oyster Boy in a shucking contest, (Julie 6, Oyster Boy 1)
4/ the chef
Forgive me for not including any photos of oysters but we were consuming them like all get out.
Viagra, Oysters, Lamb on a spit. Pick two.
OK, now you know why the good people of Northern NB don't need viagra.
For a moment, visualize one of those great viagra tv spots. Now visualize the sound and picture fizzling away and the logo for MALLET OYSTERS moving across the screen.
You know what I'm talking about.
They can also cook up a mean lamb on a spit. Its called a mechoui. We recently had the great pleasure of attending the grand opening of Mallet Oysters in Shippagan NB. It was a great affair with media scrums and all. The town has never seen so many tv cameras, photographers and radio types all in one place. These people know what they're doing when it comes to oysters. Its a family affair and they grow the best in the world. People from all over attended. Even 'The Oyster Boy" from the great city of Toronto made the trip. He says, 'people in Toronto know how to eat'. Well, that may be true but people in the East know how to ph&#%ck. Go ahead and google up the stats, and then thank Mallet Oysters. The Oyster Boy is one of the top distributers in Hog Town and he knows his oysters and his market, that's why he made the trip.
And Mallet Oysters know how to grow the best. If I had to describe the whole affair in a few words I'd say, family, community, nature, science and love. In fact if I owned the joint, those words would be on every box, business card and email tag that left the plant. While the rest of us proceed to blow ourselves to smithereens, these good people will inherit the earth and from them will grow a better world. And in that world everyone will eat Mallet oysters and lamb and pig and chicken on a spit.
