July 24th, 2014
A beautiful sight: Plates of bivalves (Hog Island Kumamoto, Skunk Island (Hama Hama), Sea Cow (Hama Hama), and Hog Island Atlantic) ready to go for the Matanzas Creek Days of Wine & Lavender oyster tasting. We paired these with four of the most extraordinary oyster-friendly Sauvignon Blancs on the planet; you can find them all […]
June 8th, 2014
I often hear from people who want to visit an oyster farm, to put a place to the merroir, as it were. To see how the magic happens. So far, such opportunities have been few and far between; most oyster farmers don’t quite have their operations at a level where they can go the way […]
May 21st, 2014
Classic suspension-culture (aka, “floating racks”) oysters from California’s Central Coast, a relative newcomer to the oyster game (though they were farming them back in the 30s). When you grow suspension-culture oysters in this high-energy, low-rain environment, you get thin shells and a good briny flavor. Grassy Bars are powerfully briny, with a buttery, briny, seafood […]
May 20th, 2014
You have to see and hear this song/video from Martin Murray of The Watershed Project, an amazing group devoted to restoring San Francisco Bay. Is there any doubt that it will become the anthem of oyster restos from coast to coast???
May 12th, 2014
The Hog Island Oyster Bar has been an anchor of San Francisco’s Ferry Building since the building reinvented itself as a gourmet mecca with its 2003 renovation. Hard to believe now, but back then the Ferry Building Marketplace was considered such a sketchy concept that its original tenants had opt-out clauses in their contracts. Ten […]
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