Come dinner time, grab a table at Gariful ( hvar-gariful.hr) for just-caught fish grilled with olive oil, herbs and garlic.

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Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan, add the garlic and fry until slightly golden.

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We would remove the shells and inedible innards, then briefly oven-bake the crustaceans in a bath of garlic, oregano, olive oil, butter and white wine.

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The olive oil for your skin, the garlic for your heart, and the red wine for pretty much everything else.

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Blitz the orange juice, anchovy, capers and garlic in a food processor and then stir the resulting liquid, along with the olive oil, into the olive-date mixture.

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