In the fall of 2012, Forty North Oyster Farm had just begun planting their first crop of oysters. Mere days later, Hurricane Sandy hit the Eastern seaboard, destroying coastal towns and remaking the shoreline.

Where did you learn to shuck your first oyster? How about in the middle of Brooklyn’s magnificent Prospect Park?

Haven’s Kitchen is a culinary school, specialty food shop and event space, located in an old carriage house in New York. Their mission is to spread the appreciation of sustainable, seasonal and local foods while educating home chefs.

Summer is here, so we’re holding an outdoor shuck & potluck with the New York Oyster Lovers Meetup.

Established in 1822, the Fulton Fish Market was the grand dame of New York City’s freewheeling wholesale markets, an undeniably colorful fixture in lower Manhattan.

Want to learn how to shuck an oyster from the pros? Scratching your head over how you can pair oysters with wine or cook with them?