Just like wine, oysters carry the flavor of their environment — a concept known as merroir. The water they grow in, combined with genetics and farming methods, creates a unique experience for your palate. Whether you’re savoring a briny West Coast oyster or a petite...
Nurture The farmers I work with and even my crew nurture oysters. Farmers choose different methods of how they grow their oysters. Some farms use different styles even within the same farm. Essentially those styles run a spectrum from very little interaction to very...
Understanding Risks, Regulations, and Best Practices What You Need to Know (and Maybe More Than You Wanted to know!) You can really go down a rabbit hole with this stuff, but here’s the deal: like all foods, oysters have a few ways they can go wrong. The #1 issue is...
