When “American Gourmet” owner Eric Azagury is not selling Belon oysters (flown every day from France) and mega Alba truffles to mega yacht chefs, he travels the world and painstakingly selects the most exclusive and rare products for his shop. I am lucky enough to have met many passionate people throughout my “eating career” and Eric would be definitely one of them.
He is a walking encyclopedia for anything that concerns food. I did stay at a hotel in St Barth’s and didn’t really need to do grocery shopping, but still ended up going to “American Gourmet” almost every day. Not even to buy – just to browse the aisles and to get educated. Before taking off from the Caribbean paradise, that is St Barth’s, Eric kindly invited me for a little sardines tasting. I tell you, those hand-packed sardinillas by Jose Pena tasted even better under the Caribbean palms than they normally do.
Rue du Général de Gaulle, Gustavia; Saint-Barthélemy 97133
Tel. +590 590 523 880
americangourmet.com
