March 5th, 2012
Take a look at these oysters and tell me where they’re from: Long Island Sound, maybe? Cape Cod Bay? Duxbury Harbor? Would you believe Alabama? They’ve got the look of a classic Northeast oyster, but they are Gulf oysters through and through. (Native to Cedar Point, in fact, before the Auburn Shellfish Laboratory gets […]
February 12th, 2012
Half-day tour of the Noank hatchery and the Shellfisher Preserve farm, ending with an oyster tasting, of course.
January 4th, 2012
Based on its geography and surrounding provinces, Halifax, Nova Scotia should be one of the oyster capitals of the world. Right? Food blogger Andy Murdoch makes the case here, and provides a comprehensive guide to oyster eating in the city.
December 28th, 2011
Here at The Oyster Guide we decided to ring in the holidays with a wine tasting, pairing six different whites from three different countries with half a dozen different oysters. There were a few duds and a few standouts. The picks of the litter: Screamingly salty Marin Miyagis (from I Love Blue Sea) with a […]
December 10th, 2011
Nice little Chesapeake oysters grown by Johnny Shockley, a third-generation Maryland waterman who has transitioned to the aquaculture side of things (which is pretty much an essential survival strategy if you’re a Maryland waterman these days). The primary oyster is grown on Hooper’s Island, where the salinity averages 16 ppt (pretty low) but dropped to […]
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