A couple of years ago, my doctor moved from another community in this area to Valbonne. “Did you ever,” he asked at the time in an almost reverent whisper, “buy fruit from the billionaire?” Curiously enough, I knew exactly whom he meant: greengrocer Dumanois, next to the parking lot outside the old village (43°38'29.17"N, 7°0'24.65"E). And yes, I buy fruit there frequently. Stuff that is available elsewhere is sometimes up to twice as expensive than at the supermarket, but also at least twice as good. I try to stay away from fruit that nobody else carries in a given season: I’ve seen beautiful cherries in the middle of winter... for over 20 euros a pound! The gorgeous apples and pears I bought earlier today were far more reasonably priced.