Oysters

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Love infuses a historic—and exquisite—set of oyster plates

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Get the recipe for one of Charleston’s favorite bites

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A Baltimore chef’s time-tested take on an Eastern Shore tradition

Why We Love The Gulf

What makes them great, why they’re in danger, and where you can shuck one at its freshest

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A winter party favorite

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Celebrate the South’s bivalve renaissance at one of these new oyster bars

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Celebrating the Southern bivalve renaissance

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For many oyster lovers, this small orange crab is a happy surprise

Travel

The Commonwealth is the largest producer of wild-catch and farm-raised oysters in the country

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A flavorful sauce for oysters on the half shell

Fork in the Road

Georgia’s Seabear embodies the best of a new breed of oyster bar

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A lifelong Marylander preserves eye-catching emblems of oyster history

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Cast-iron fried oysters

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This crowd-pleasing casserole combines two Louisiana standards

Harvest

Two cousins fight for hallowed oyster grounds

What's in Season

For a clean taste of the ocean, look for these Southern selects

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It’s usually not love at first sight, but then you understand what all the fuss is about

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Chef Edward Lee shares his recipe for oyster dressing

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Chef Bryan Caswell’s recipe for oysters Rockefeller

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Chef Linton Hopkins’ recipe for lightly coated oysters fried to a crisp