July 8th, 2011
Summertime: The livin’ is easy, but the oysters are queasy. Or can be, anyway. This year I’ve had my share of spawny summer oysters, heavy on the gonad, but I’ve also discovered a few in the past weeks that were in mid-winter form: crisp and firm and saline. The Kumamotos and Quonset Points have been […]
June 13th, 2011
If you’re in town, come on out!
May 13th, 2011
For a while people have been asking me to suggest oyster itineraries: Weekend or week-long escapes with an oyster theme. If California can have Wine Trails, and Vermont can have Cheese Trails, then why not Oyster Trails? Why not, indeed. Look for some extended Oyster Trails in the future; for an appetizer, here is a […]
May 13th, 2011
Join me at the Napa outpost of Hog Island Oyster Bar, in the Oxbow Public Market, for an afternoon of shucking, jiving, and fundraising for our brothers in bivalves along the Gulf Coast. All proceeds go to support GC fishermen and oystermen who have been impacted by the BP oil spill. 2:30-5:30. After that, who […]
May 12th, 2011
Great event at the Aquarium in San Francisco tonight. Bubbles & Bivalves is a fundraiser for The Watershed Project, an amazing organization working to restore water quality and functionality to SF Bay and environs. You get oysters straight out of Tomales Bay (I’ll actually be driving them down with Luc Chamberlain, who runs the Community […]
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