December 7th, 2016
I recently returned from a two-week tour through the Southeast in support of my new oyster book. Tough work, but somebody had to do it. What a treat! The Southern oyster scene is transforming before our eyes as new cultivation techniques are introduced, on one end, and new oyster fans who want to taste the […]
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 […]
January 11th, 2013
I haven’t yet had the pleasure to visit Matunuck Oyster Bar, in South Kingston, Rhode Island, but it has been at the top of my list for a while, and even more so after this testimonial from oyster fan Chris Budnick: “I’ve been to my fair share of seafood shacks and oyster bars. This one […]
July 26th, 2012
Got a chance this month to visit Mine Oyster, the great new oyster bar in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. What’s great about it? Owners Ralph and Elena for one. Ralph is the restaurateur extraordinaire behind two other Boothbay eateries, with a track record for fanatical devotion to good food and good times, and Elena is an […]
May 16th, 2011
I’ve previously written about the glorious feeling of diving into a martini and a tray of superfresh oysters, forgetting about the rest of the world, and feeling as if you’re in some sort of Jacques Cousteau special. That feeling came back to me this week at Waterbar, San Francisco’s swanky, spanky oyster bar. The spot […]
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