The 5-Year Apalachicola Oyster Ban Is Lifted
At dawn on New Year’s Day, as the sun painted the sky in rosy hues, oyster boats slipped into the water one by one from a public boat ramp near Apalachicola. Onboard were families—husbands and wives, fathers and sons, a pair of brothers. One aging skiff held three generations of Apalachicola oystermen. Jan. 1 marked […]
How Cainnon Gregg is Redefining Gulf Coast Oysters
As the frontman in multiple punk and hardcore bands in the early aughts, Cainnon Gregg spent his youth slamming full tilt on the Jacksonville bar circuit, a scene blaring in the long shadow of Southern rock demigods. “We used to play Freebird (Cafe),” recalls Gregg, of the venue founded by Ronnie Van Zant’s widow Judy […]
How to Make Chancho King’s Grilled Buttered Oysters
Chancho King Grilled Buttered Oysters Serves 4 to 6 Oyster Butter PREPARATION: Heat all ingredients on stove on low heat, careful not to overheat and boil the butter. This will separate the milk fat solids from the butter. If using an induction cooktop, set temperature to 180 degrees and heat until butter is melted. Once […]
How to Make Uchi Miami’s Signature Oysters at Home
You don’t need a James Beard Award or a world-class culinary education to whip up this simple, flavorful seafood dish.
Meet the Farmers Leading an Oyster Revival on the Forgotten Coast
From the Panhandle waters, where wild oysters no longer flourish, a new breed of farmer emerges with the promise of a distinct Florida flavor and the hope of good fortune.
Florida Wild: The Last Harvest of Apalachicola Oysters
How Apalachicola, Florida’s once thriving oyster town, lost its most prized industry due to oil spills, developmental pressure and climate change
Eating Our Way Across the Gulf Coast in Oyster Shack-topia
When I think about Florida, the state where I was born and raised, images from my childhood leap forward, flickering in my memory like a sun-streaked Super 8 home movie. Brawny, gnarled oak trees dripping with Spanish moss. A family road trip to witness an Apollo launch from Kennedy Space Center, made complete with a […]
Where Have All the Oysters Gone?
There aren’t many places left like Apalachicola, especially not in a state that recently leapfrogged New York to become the third most populous. With a mere 2,500 residents and a single stoplight, this seaside community in the middle of the panhandle remains decidedly “old Florida.” Here, you’ll find just a dozen or so independent retailers […]
Half Shell Spirits Uses The Ocean’s Most Efficient Clean-Up Crew
In the wild, when a bit of gunk gets stuck in an oyster, it turns it into a pearl. At one Santa Rosa Beach distillery, when an impurity encounters an oyster shell, it’s filtered out to make a smooth vodka. “It’s kind of this play on taking this product, filtering it with oysters and having […]
