La Crepe de Quimper is owned by Corinne and Olivier, originally from Brittanny, France, cook up traditional Brittanny-style crepes and galettes using recipes passed to them from their grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Come on by the Port Townsend Farmers Market or Finn river cider garden or other differents places like Sun rise coffee at the boat yard in town this year for a fresh crepe filled
with toppings from our local farms. Olivier, a shipwright, left his hometown in Brittanny for the seas 29 years ago. He traveled around Africa and Brazil on his 51 foot wooden boat, which his father designed and he built by hand. When he returned to his hometown to visit his family, he and Corinne or Coco re-met and fell in love. Together, they crossed the Atlantic Ocean by boat to find out about America 18 years ago. Their daughter, Azilliz, was born in Virginia. At five months old, she joined them sailing around the Caribbean and learning to swim in its turquoise waters. After traveling together as a family, they hauled out their boat in Virginia and made home on a farm near the Appalachian Mountains for six years. In 2013, work for Olivier as an instructor at the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Hadlock brought this sea-loving family to the Olympic Peninsula. The Jefferson County community, with its connection to the sea, inspired Coco and Olivier to put their "bag on land and give Azilliz the opportunity to socialize in this great community." Coco explains, "It's a unique place on the planet. It's dramatic with the water, mountains and the beautiful people." Coco is an artist with a passion for painting portraits and paysage as well as cooking. Prior to starting La Crepe de Quimper, Coco mostly cooked for gatherings of family and friends. She also cooked crepes for several creperies. Today, you can see her passions combined at La Crepe de Quimper food cart. The cart, hand-painted by Coco, is beautiful, and she, Olivier and Azilliz work side-by-side preparing authentic crepes like their grandmothers and great grandmothers before them. Visit la crepe de Quimper any time for a hot crepe filled with delicious toppings, many of which are from our local farms. Olivier shared that their "favorite crepe topping is always the one we create for the next event, working with our local amazing farmers." Coco explains, "with French cuisine you always elaborate based on what you have available. Whenever I go to the farm I am inspired by what is fresh." Azilliz attends Sunfield School and Farm, where they get most of the produce used in their crepes. La Crepe de Quimper also sources fresh produce from SpringRain, Red Dog and Finnriver Farms as well as meat from One Straw Ranch. Fresh and local, try La Crepe de Quimper crepes for yourself .