Stories: Languedoc

“The Languedoc Bistro - now the longest running owner-operated restaurant on the island - is entering its 47th season in business on Broad Street. Owners Al Cunha, along with brothers Neil and Ed Grennan, have been at the helm since they purchased the bistro in 1976. Dozens of downtown restaurants have come and gone in the ensuing decades, but the Languedoc has been a constant. It has survived trends and fads and economic recessions that put others out of business.” - Nantucket Current

This was my first restaurant job on Nantucket, bussing tables, and it was magical. The chopped salad and tuna tartare go down in my personal history books of ‘meals I often dream about’….