Erwan Houssin and his pastry chef wife, Pamela, decided to drop anchor in Leucate, which is hardly a surprise when you see the view that embraces the Sète coastline as far as the Albères mountains. Born in Brittany, Erwan grew up in the Hérault mountains and is perfectly at home with meat and fish from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. He picks the wild fennel, thyme, rosemary and savory himself from the nearby cliffs, creating incredible herbal teas, jus and sauces. Some of his signature dishes include marbled “Fleuron” beef from the Pyrenees, spiced up with a Collioure anchovy sauce or sea urchin served with creamy cauliflower, slow-baked hen’s yolk and a toasted soldier of smoked pike’s eggs.