The Oyster Guide

April 6th, 2011

On the Mullica River, anyway. Get out your tongs!   http://www.app.com/article/20110401/NJNEWS/110401050/1277/LOCAL01/One-week-spring-oyster-season-open-April-11-Mullica-River

April 1st, 2011

Richard Rush, Head Honcho of the Oyster Information Newsletter, is at it again. This time, he’s created a puzzle inspired by my book, A Geography of Oysters. Do it, find the secret word, tell me in person, and I’ll buy you a beer. Gotta be in person, though. Good luck!

March 31st, 2011

If Galveston Bay hasn’t been on your list of primo oyster appellations, that needs to change. Last week I tasted oysters from two different reefs within Galveston Bay, Ladies Pass and Pepper Grove. Both were fantastic: Mouth-wateringly salty, sweet and chewy, with lingering flavors of asparagus and green bean and a strong umami sea taste […]

March 26th, 2011

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Nick Collins and his father Wilbert Collins, two of the most revered oystermen in Louisiana. That’s Nick in the middle and Wilbert on the left. Their family has been farming oyster leases along Bayou Lafourche and Grand Isle forever. Nick told me how, before he could walk, he […]

March 4th, 2011

…I’m just guessing. Anyway, leave it to Richard Rush, the obsessive Editor in Chief of the Oyster Information Newsletter, to create this baby. Anyone who sends Richard the correct “word” solution to the puzzle will receive his Certificate of Achievement, and be duly recognized as an Oyster Aficionado. Sharpen those pencils… ??