November 11th, 2009
No one has ever accused the FDA of being particularly perceptive or grounded, but on October 17 it sallied forth into certifiable nut land with an announcement that, beginning in 2011, it would BAN the sale of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during summer months. That’s right; you won’t be able to get […]
November 11th, 2009
The Firth of Forth used to be a vital oyster fishery, producing 30 million native European Flat oysters per year. (This is the same species as the world-famous Belon.) Then overharvesting and pollution–stop me if you’ve heard this one–collapsed the stocks and the oyster went extinct. Or so everyone thought. Recently wild oysters were discovered […]
November 11th, 2009
Richard Rush, who maintains the blog Oyster Aficionado began his oyster knife collecting odyssey with a simple question: If the hand is the same, and the oyster is the same, why are the knives so different? This question remains unanswered, though it would make a fine Cultural Anthropology dissertation. In the meantime, if you have a […]
October 28th, 2009
At Montpelier, Vermont’s own Threepenny Taproom. Join me from 12-2 to sample the best oysters in North America (Olympias, Fanny Bays, Kumamotos, Quonsets, and a few surprises) and some of the rarest beers you’ll ever find.
October 22nd, 2009
Here is the coolest poster I’ve ever seen, from graphic designer Katherine Kratzer. It charts the geography and taste characteristics of a variety of Puget Sound oysters in an incredibly helpful and attractive way. You can download the hi-res poster for your personal use here. Businesses (and if you’re an oyster bar, how could you […]
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