My mother and I were speaking on the telephone the other night, and I was describing the farmer’s market and restaurant across the street from our house. Still, a picture’s worth a thousand words — so I figured I’d save the cost of a 45-minute transatlantic call and include about 5,000 words worth of description here:

Fruit and vegetables stall — locally grown and organic

The restaurant at the back of the food hall. Most of the ingredients are sourced from the market.

The French charcuterie, which keeps Aude in saucisson.

A view over the entire hall from the restaurant.

View of the front of the market, as seen from our front door.

Say what you want, but I’d rather have this across the street as our “local shop” than a 7-Eleven anyday.