Charbroiled Oysters at Drago's

While I was in New Orleans for the Louisiana Oyster Producers meeting, I joined Dr. John Supan on the annual oyster-eating tour he calls his “entourage.” We started with the …

The Wizard of Oysters

Dr. John Supan, head of oyster research at LSU, is a visionary who is leading the Louisiana oyster industry out of the 19th century and into a brave new world …

Fulton Oysterfest 2010

The first weekend in March is prime time for Gulf oysters. It’s also the date for the annual Oysterfest in Fulton. I spent the weekend in this tiny fishing port …

A New Convert to Gulf Oysters

In this review of Sex, Death & Oysters on the entertaining Eat Me Daily food blog, I make a convert: One thing this book did do, if nothing else, was …

Slimy, Salty, and Historically Vital

Canada’s National Post reviewed Sex, Death & Oysters in the April 3 issue in a book review titled Slimy, Salty and HIstorically Vital–in their format each review ends with the …

Everyday Oysters

I had oysters for breakfast in honor of Ariel Barkhurst’s review of Sex, Death & Oysters in the San Antonio Express-News, which is headlined: “Writer Says Oysters Should Be Everyday …