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Hero on a Half Shell: A Dozen Great Reads for Oyster Lovers

You’ll never think about happy hour the same way again after slurping down this collection of articles about the surprisingly delicious history and science of the amazing oyster.

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Myth Busting: What Time of Year Is It Safe to Eat Oysters?

Christine Gallary
The Kitchn

There’s always been this oft-recited piece of advice about oysters: Only eat oysters in months that contain the letter “R” in the name. You know, September, October, December, January. Not June, July, August. But if this is true, how do millions of restaurants sell them year-round to people who seem just fine after eating them?

The Oyster Poachers of Connemara

Jessica Colley Clarke
Saveur

In Ireland, few things are black and white, especially the law—and the tales of men who break it to dive for treasure under cover of darkness.