oysters
Oyster farmers alarmed after norovirus found in Croatian bay
MALI STON, Croatia — Oyster farming is the pride of this small town in the south of Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast. But tasting the famed local delicacy may not be...
Another pearl found inside restaurant oyster
New York City is coming up pearls. For the second time this month, a restaurant patron has chomped down on an oyster only to find a valuable pearl. Kristin Pulaski,...
Oyster Bar diner finds pea-sized pearl worth thousands in his lunch
He’s one lucky shucker. Rick Antosh, 66, met a high-school buddy for lunch at Grand Central Oyster Bar on Dec. 5 and ordered his usual $14.75 pan roast. Diving into...
Deadly toxin forces Washington to ban some shellfish harvesting
Washington state has banned shellfish harvesting in the waterway between Vashon and Maury island after high levels of biotoxins were discovered in the shellfish. The Washington state Department of Health...
This oyster might be largest ever found in the Hudson River
It's shucking enormous! A massive 8.5-inch oyster was plucked from below a pier in Manhattan -- and it could be the biggest bivalve ever found in the Hudson River. A...
Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after eating bad oysters
A Florida man died from a flesh-eating bacteria after eating bad oysters, according to officials. The Florida Department of Health said that the 71-year-old man in Sarasota died following his...
Texas oyster industry tries comeback after Harvey devastation
SAN LEON, Texas – It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Harvey battered the oyster population off the coast of Galveston County. Excessive rainfall and freshwater runoff depleted salinity levels...
Man downs 480 oysters to win world championship
NEW ORLEANS — A Virginia man has slurped down 40 dozen oysters to claim victory at this year’s World Oyster Eating Championship in New Orleans. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports Darron Breeden...
Climate change could be poisoning your food
The old adage about not eating oysters in months that contain the letter "R" may have to be updated. Two foodborne pathogens — Vibrio and Cryptosporidium — are becoming more...
You can now buy fresh oysters from vending machines
ILE DE RE, France - In a change from chocolates and fizzy drinks, the French are starting to offer fresh oysters from vending machines in the hope of selling more...
The tiny town that is Australia's secret seafood mecca
Australian powerhouse cities Sydney and Melbourne are home to stunning scenery and, more than ever, delicious food. But adventurous eaters headed to the land Down Under should make a beeline...
The best NYC spots to slurp during Oyster Week
If, as Jonathan Swift said, “He was a bold man that first ate an oyster,” then New York is full of brave souls. We’ve been slurping down oysters ever since...
This French marathon offers wine and oysters while you run
https://www.instagram.com/p/tTI-9ePLoA/?taken-by=marathondumedoc It’s the only marathon where you can pull a cork as well as a muscle. The buzz is building for the Marathon du Medoc near Bordeaux in France, where...
Oysters grown on old toilets being used to clean city waters
New York City is placing 50,000 oysters in Jamaica Bay — on beds made with the porcelain from 5,000 recycled toilets. Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Environmental...
'America's Money Man' had a really bad meal at Grand Central Oyster Bar
A well-known money manger is suing the Grand Central Oyster Bar saying his feast there on raw bivalves and cooked soft shell crabs left him with a nasty bout of...
This variety of oyster is the most lust-inducing
According to both scientific studies and old wives’ tales, raw oysters are an aphrodisiac. But which variety is most lust-inducing? Pearl — a new app that gathers user data on oyster...
Everything you need to know about the ultimate aphrodisiac
Welcome to Oysters 101: Everything you need to know about one of the ocean's tastiest bivalves. You can roast, bake, fry, or broil them, but slurping oysters fresh from the...
Farmed oyster sales, profits on the rise
It appears pearls are possible when investing in oysters. As New York Oyster Week kicks off Sunday, top New York chefs and raw bars are featuring the bivalve mollusks on...
Why New York should become the city of oysters again
“Our raw-bar special tonight is the Gowanus oyster. Briny, good salinity with undertones of sewage and industrial detergents . . .” Hard to imagine now, but New York Harbor and...