Mack rustled up a Christmas feast from a visit to the fish market, putting his culinary skills to good use. There were oysters and Balmain bugs, grilled prawns with garlic butter and a whole snapper steamed in sheets of drenched newspaper on the BBQ. He had even made a Bûche de Noël, a chocolate cake rolled into the shape of a log, a traditional Christmas desert in France meant to bring a family luck.