Seafood

Seared scallops in a bowl

Recipe

Seared scallops meet a rich apple cider–mustard butter sauce in this autumnal entree

fritto misto

Recipe

A crispy, lemony seafood feast best eaten hot out of the oil with friends and aperitifs

oysters

Recipe

A French-Indian spice and silky leeks adorn briny oysters

Two men sit at a table with fried seafood outside

Food & Drink

Drawing on memories of a life on the water, chef Andrew Zimmern’s new cookbook champions responsibly harvested seafood in globally inspired dishes

A woman harvests oysters from a marsh and smiles next to a red basket

Food & Drink

Seafood-loving chefs know just the harvester to call

oysters on ice with lemon and caviar

Food & Drink

Restaurants are pairing up with their favorite aquaculture operations to offer a custom bivalve experience

Plates of aguachile and chips

Anatomy of a Classic

Lime-steeped shrimp come together with cucumbers, onions, and a drizzle of jalapeño vinegar sauce

A spread of a lowcountry boil

Food & Drink

Shrimp, corn, and a sprinkling of strong opinions come together for an easy finger-food feast

A cast iron skillet of hash

Recipe

Call it Frogmore stew or a seafood boil, the odds and ends make the perfect fuel for lazy beach mornings

An illustration of clams

What's in Season

Fresh quahogs—and a secret ingredient—make a clam dunk dinner

A pair of hands shucks oysters over ice

Travel

Half-shell hurrahs from the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic and Gulf coasts

A platter of oysters on ice

Food & Drink

Prying open the amusing, informative, mouthwatering world of Southern oysters

A tray of stone crab claws

Food & Drink

The moment Hurricane Milton passed, crabbers were out setting traps for the Southern delicacy

A chef couple stands in a restaurant

Fork in the Road

Zak Walters and Silvana Arandia-Walters capsize Okie stereotypes at their cozy cubbyhole

The Great Machipongo Clam Shack sign.

What's New

Known for its made-from-scratch seafood and eclectic charm, the Eastern Shore eatery is looking for a buyer

A neon restaurant corner with lights and tile seafood

Food & Drink

The proprietor of the lauded Elvie’s steps up to save a Mississippi seafood icon

A gumball machine and knick knacks on the wall of a restaurant entrance

Our Kind of Place

Even after sixty years, Ray’s Millpond keeps things deliciously the same

An illustration of husk cherries

What's in Season

Sweet and acidic husk cherries are tiny-but-mighty heroes

A table with plates of food

Food & Drink

How to work with the Gulf South’s ever-shifting bounty? Change the menu weekly

Deviled crab salad inside a crab on a bowl of ice

Recipe

Sinful? Heavenly? This gorgeous interpretation of a seafood classic is both