November 21st, 2016
Over the past month I’ve been a part of a number of wonderful dinners during my book tour for The Essential Oyster, but I just got the menu for tomorrow night’s dinner at Mignonette, Miami’s spectacular new raw bar, and it’s worth sharing. If you’re in the vicinity, grab a ticket while you can by […]
September 8th, 2016
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/20160829/marin-voice-point-reyes-estero-restoration-will-damage-environmentThe National Park Service, which famously (and controversially) booted the Drake’s Bay oyster farm from Drake’s Estero, in Point Reyes, is at it again, this time disturbing the ecosystem to remove wooden racks that have been in there for an eternity. Useless government work? You decide. Phyllis Faber and Sarah Rolph have a nice op-ed […]
September 4th, 2016
25 days left to fund this amazing-looking documentary on one Australian family’s battle to grow the native Sydney Rock Oyster, a rare and revered delicacy. Kickstarter campaign is off to a great start. Lots of terrific footage available on the site. Check it out!
August 21st, 2016
I’ve been drinking–and thinking–Chablis this summer. It happens every summer. Temperatures soar, salty places beckon, and one’s thoughts turn to the most oysterific wine in the world. Chablis, famously, is grown in far northern Burgundy on chalky soil comprised of the fossilized shells of ancient oysters and other sea critters. Its DNA oscillates at the […]
August 18th, 2016
Check out oyster maven Julie Qiu’s wonderfully concise preview of The Essential Oyster (which doesn’t hit stores until October 4, though you can pre-order on Amazon). Julie seems to have scored the first copy to hit American shores; still waiting on mine! The Essential Oyster is everything (+ more!) that I imagined it would be. […]
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