Oyster happy hour at Fort Defiance is one of many things about this Red Hook bar that’s a little off the radar. Red Hook is a Brooklyn neighborhood that’s legendarily hard to get to. The closest subway stop is maybe a 15 minute walk and bus service can be spotty, even on a night when it’s not pouring rain on…
Crisscrossing New York to eat oysters is more than gastronomic exploration, it’s a celebration of New York’s history. In a story on the New York Public Library website headlined, History on the Half-Shell: The story of New York City and its oysters, Carmen Nigro writes: “the oyster reigned supreme as the quintessential New York City food long before pizza, hot pretzels, bagels,…
Sometimes making Month of Oysters work is more a game of logistics and timing than taste and aesthetics. Tuesday night I had an evening meeting so I had to work around the timing and location of that commitment. It was an engagement worth accommodating. One of my favorite authors, Richard Russo, asked for my help rounding up younger writers and…
Venue: Desnuda Location: 122 E. 7th St., East Village, Manhattan Phone: 212-254-3515 Website: http://desnudany.com/main.php Oyster happy hour: Sunday and Monday, $1 oysters all day. At their new location at 221 S. First St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, oyster happy hour is the same thing plus $1 oysters 6-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. When I started researching oyster happy hours for this series, it seemed Desnuda turned up on everyone’s…
Venue: The Wayland Location: 700 E. 9th St. (corner of Avenue C), in the far East Village, also known as Alphabet City, Manhattan Phone: 212-777-7022 Website: http://thewaylandnyc.com/happy-hour-menu/ Oyster happy hour: Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m. oysters are $1 East Coast of the chef’s choice, $4-5 beers, $6 wine, $7 cocktails, $5 oyster shooters One of the sad facts of life is that happy hours are more common during…
Venue: Blue Ribbon Brooklyn Location: 280 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY Phone: 718-840-0404 Website: http://blueribbonrestaurants.com/rests_brass_brook_main.htm Oyster happy hour: Oyster of the bar’s choosing for $1.50 each, $8 for a glass of l’Oiseliniere Muscadet, from opening to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week. Monday through Friday, they open at 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday you can get started at 4 p.m. Several years ago, my husband and I…
Did you see Super Size Me? That terrifying movie where Morgan Spurlock eats only McDonald’s food for a month? I’m thinking of doing a similar experiment. Except less terrifying. And easier. What if I ate a half dozen raw oysters every day for a month? Why oysters? Several reasons: Oysters are associated with loads of health claims, from boosting energy…
