Oyster
How to Shuck Oysters—Our Complete Guide
The Shop

How to Shuck Oysters—Our Complete Guide

It's actually very easy.

Latest
Drinks

The 6 Best Drinks to Pair With Oysters, According to the Food52 Team

Hint: You can’t go wrong with a martini.

What to Buy

11 Essentials for the Ultimate Summer Oyster Party

An oyster platter, linen napkins, and ramekins to hold your lemon wedges and mignonette.

Sustainability

The Best Oysters You Can Buy Are Probably Online

The logistics, benefits, and people of direct-to-consumer oysters.

A Festive New Year’s Eve at Home Calls for Oysters & Sparkling Wine
Sparkling Wine

A Festive New Year’s Eve at Home Calls for Oysters & Sparkling Wine

Put your big-night-out plans on ice.

by:  Priyanka Shahane
November 23, 2021
Your Most Flavorful Grilled Oysters Ever, Guaranteed
Infographics

Your Most Flavorful Grilled Oysters Ever, Guaranteed

Summer grilling starts now.

by:  cheese1227
June 29, 2021
Why Thousands of Oyster Shells Are Being Dumped Into New York Harbor
New York City

Why Thousands of Oyster Shells Are Being Dumped Into New York Harbor...

One organization's quest to restore the oyster capital of the world.

by:  Valerio Farris
August  9, 2018
An Oyster Pan Roast That Tastes Like Sweet Home (in Washington, D.C.)
Black History

An Oyster Pan Roast That Tastes Like Sweet Home (in Washington, D...

This dish honors the Black owner of a famous New York restaurant in the 1800s.

by:  Valerio Farris
January 15, 2018
How to Tell The Difference Between the 5 Types of US Oysters
Infographics

How to Tell The Difference Between the 5 Types of US Oysters

Plus, 9 varieties to look out for when you're slurping

by:  Cynthia Nims
August  9, 2017
A Haiku or Two, on Oysters
Haiku52

A Haiku or Two, on Oysters

Haiku52: Our thoughts on food and cooking in seventeen beats.

by:  Food52
February 13, 2016
What It's Like to Be an Oyster Farmer
Shellfish

What It's Like to Be an Oyster Farmer

When the world really is your oyster.

by:  Caroline Lange
January 25, 2016
8 Ways to Slurp Down Oysters on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve

8 Ways to Slurp Down Oysters on New Year's Eve

Ring in the new year on the half-shell.

by:  Caroline Lange
December 28, 2015
My Grandpa's Oyster Stew
Christmas Eve

My Grandpa's Oyster Stew

A soup-er Christmas Eve tradition.

by:  Kristen Miglore
December 22, 2015
7 Things You Never Thought You Could Grill
Outdoor Entertaining

7 Things You Never Thought You Could Grill

Brush off your backyard barbecues and grill what no one else is grilling. Here are 7 dishes you never...

by:  Kenzi Wilbur
June 10, 2015

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