July 1st, 2015
Calling all shuckers: Mine Oyster is offering cash on the barrelhead for gifted shucking at its 2015 Oysterfest, Saturday October 17 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Shuck a perfect dozen (30-second penalty for butchered oysters). First prize: $500 Second prize: $300 Third prize: $100 Plus live bluegrass and $2 Glidden Points all day. Spread the word…
May 12th, 2015
Okay, I’ve never seen an oyster knife like this one: What the hell is that? Dutch-designed, German-made surgical steel is what it is. The food stylist Adrienne Anderson says it reminds her of the Concorde, and she’s right. It took off in Europe, and it just landed in America. Indestructible, sublimely sharp, beyond stylish, and […]
May 12th, 2015
If there’s one oyster that should be at the top of every farm-to-table locavore in New York City, it’s Pine Islands, which have been sustainably “ranched” in Long Island’s Oyster Bay since the 1960s by Frank M Flower & Sons. The hatchery is right there, the nursery is right there, the bottomland is right there, and […]
May 12th, 2015
If you happen to be heading for the North Fork of Long Island this summer, you are in luck, because the best thing to happen to Peconic Bay oyster lovers since the Shelter Island Oyster Company recently put out its shingle on the Greenport waterfront: Little Creek Oysters. Owners Ian Wile and Rosalie Rung have […]
March 12th, 2015
Proud to announce the arrival of our sister site, Oysterater. It’s designed to be the ultimate up-to-the-minute oyster encyclopedia, with listings for every oyster on the planet (eventually), including reviews and insights from the community of oyster eaters. You can join in, find your favorites, tell others about those favorites, and find new oysters by region, […]
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