Fabulous Fish Stew

Name: Fabulous Fish Stew
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, peeled; Lemon juice; Small pinch saffron, optional; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 9 ounces mayonnaise; 12 mussels; 20 clams; Olive oil; 1 small wineglass white wine; 2 (14-ounce) cans good quality plum tomatoes; 1 small bunch fresh basil, stalks chopped and leaves picked, for garnish; 2 small fillets seabass or bream, cut in half; 2 small fillets red mullet or snapper, cut in half; 2 small fillets monkfish or other firm white fish; 4 langoustines or tiger prawns, shell on; 2 thick slices crusty bread; 1 small handful fennel fronds; Extra-virgin olive oil