Los Angeles — 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 ...

The biggest holiday party flex? A raw bar. When I think about the moment I fell in love with food, I think about oysters. I was maybe 12, and slurping down a raw oyster felt like an alarming dare. I ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — At The Tides restaurant in Safety Harbor, customers often open wide for oysters: “Yeah, they’re just tasty!” said Luceli Castanon, sitting at a corner table with two friends.

The shells must be tightly closed; an open oyster is a dead oyster. Buy your oysters right before you head for home, and if that's not possible, ask for a bag of ice to keep them cool during the ...