Consolidated "Oysters - where to buy? Your favorites? Etc." thread
Dec 21, 2010, 10:27 pm
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Papa Joe's seafood department is nothing short of amazing at all levels.
Dec 22, 2010, 7:51 am
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If you're anywhere near Birmingham, you can't beat the oysters at Papa Joe's on Woodward. They are NOT cheap, but very fresh and usually a number of different varieties. They will shuck them for you if requested.
Papa Joe's seafood department is nothing short of amazing at all levels.
Papa Joe's seafood department is nothing short of amazing at all levels.
Dec 22, 2010, 10:09 am
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Jul 16, 2011, 4:14 pm
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record spring floods in US to damage oyster harvest?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43779607...ent/?gt1=43001
Oysters are a stationary species, and that is why they were hit hard when record amounts of fresh water headed down the Mississippi River were diverted into Lake Pontchartrain and from there into Mississippi Sound after the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana was opened in May. Shrimp, finfish and crabs are mobile and can seek saltier water, so they weren't affected as much.
Jul 22, 2011, 7:21 am
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Jul 25, 2011, 5:19 pm
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^ If you have time next time around, should drive up to the Hog Island picnic area at Tomales Bay and shuck some oysters, fresh from the water.
Jul 27, 2011, 8:03 am
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fun suggestion, thanks^ I did look at their website, the sample menu shows they charge retail at the farm for their oysters. (personally I would expect a bit of a break from $24 a dozen if I'm coming to the farm.)
Jul 27, 2011, 8:13 am
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Jul 27, 2011, 3:12 pm
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Well, if you drive to Tomales Bay, also check out "Tomales Bay Oyster Company". IMHO, more family oriented, casual and less pretentious than Hog Island. And much cheaper too. You buy the oysters from them (~$8-12 per doz), bring the rest of the picnic, use their BBQ grill ... have a blast!