pugluvr has yet to reach her capacity in the oyster eating department, but tomorrow she’ll find out. Tomorrow, 4/20, Berkeley’s Kermit Lynch wine store will hold an oyster-devouring event in their parking lot. “Mountains” of oysters will be opened for the masses; the wine store will supply chilled white bordeaux to wash them down, and the little cafe next door will grill French sausages on the 'cue to accompany everything. I don’t know how much they charge, but I don’t care. Mr. Pug and I will be there at 11, when it opens, and then look out.
In case anyone’s interested, Kermit Lynch is at 1605 San Pablo in Berkeley. I wish Zenster were here!
Sorry, the San Francisco International Film Festival has just started so this weekend will be booked solid. Sounds great, though–my wife hates oysters, but I like the slimy devils.
lieu, I’m quoting from the promotion we got in their recent pamphlet. “Mountains,” they say, supplied by the Monterey Seafood Company, IIRC. Just wait until I get there.
Ino, we’ll see. I’ll keep count and report back here on Monday.
essvee, I feel your pain. Are you really selling a bunch of cellared Rhones? Are we talking rare old vintage here?
I ate 60 in one sitting last time I was in Biloxi. Agreed, I’m gluttonous as all get out, but can you beat it? I could have slurped down another shoalfull but a) I had too much horseradish and 2) my family dragged me out of the bar. Good thing - the knife-wielding shucker was looking murderous.
In memoriam of my GrandDad. My most vivid memory of him was him teaching me to shuck an oyster. We did a 50-pound bag one afternoon. His favorite dressing was lemon and vinegar.
