The nation’s fastest oyster-shucker closed his eyes, drew a deep breath, kissed his knife and tore into a pile of stubborn shellfish, prying them open quicker than a kid with a bagful of Starburst. By ...

There’s more than one way to shuck an oyster, to paraphrase an old adage, but when learning to shuck oysters, it is probably best to keep it simple and safe. There are a number of styles or approaches ...

Found Oyster and Queen's Raw Bar & Grill chef Ari Kolender prepares shucked oysters with mignonette in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Ari Kolender knows oysters.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing beats a freshly shucked oyster. While you can enjoy great oysters while dining out, there's a certain pride that comes from shucking ...

Ari Kolender knows oysters. His two seafood restaurants — Found Oyster in East Hollywood and Queen’s Raw Bar & Grill in Eagle Rock — serve tens of thousands of oysters a week. Between them they’ve ...

If done right, shucking an oyster can look suave, sexy even. With a petite knife and twist of the wrist, the cemented-shut bivalve springs open. If done wrong, you risk splintering bits of shell into ...

Savannah is an oyster town through and through, and when the holidays arrive, the love for oysters moves from the bars to the ...

Just a few weeks ago, Hannah Chea spent most of her week sitting in front of a computer for work. These days, you can find her shucking oysters for partygoers at lavish events and entertaining them ...

SOM students are teaching each other to appreciate oysters and embrace the New Haven marine community. Sanitra Desai ’26, ...