On Texas toast and a bed of garlicky cabbage kimchee you'll find a generous portion of tender fried oysters sporting a light crust, as well as some sliced cucumber and cilantro leaves to keep everything bright and refreshing. More

Get your fill of oysters and support the New Amsterdam Market by going to the South Street Oyster Saloon at the Fulton Fish Market from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., April 9. Swallow fresh-shucked oysters and other oyster dishes from April Bloomfield of The John Dory Oyster Bar, Alejandro Alcocer of green brown orange, Patrick Connolly of bobo Restaurant, Luke's Lobster, and others. Tickets cost $50 in advance, or $65 at the gate. More

Through the slim celadon doors of Josh Boissy's Maison Premiere, the call of the French Quarter beckons from the Napoleon-adorned absinthe tower standing guard from the bar. Sharply dressed bartenders shake up Sazeracs as the bluesy wail of Son House croons in the background. Find yourself a corner seat, and settle in for a long night of New Orleans wining and dining at this newly opened oyster and cocktail bar. More

There's a little rivalry between East and West coast oysters, but Nellie Wu, the oyster specialist and general manager of the Brooklyn-based, family-owned W&T Seafood, has no problem saying that West coast shellfish is her go-to. It's not local, true, but the Pacific Northwest is home to some of the best darn oysters in the country, not to mention properly farmed ones. In this latest episode of Food Curated from documentarian Liza de Guia, Wu shares her passion for West Coast oysters, opening up her palm to introduce us to some tasty Kusshis, Olympias, and Kumamotos (which hit you with a big brininess at first, but finish with a melony sweetness). Watch the video, after the jump. More

[Photos: Jonathan M. Forester] The East Village's Jimmy's No. 43 hosts all manner of culinary events—chili cook-offs, Slow Food dinners, popular bacon and beer nights—but I'd never experienced anything like last Thursday's gastronomic double-header. Not only was it local... More

Filmmaker Liza de Guia of Food Curated just uploaded another one of her charming video-bios, this one covering Michael Osinski, an oyster farmer in Bellport, New York, whose boredom after retirement led him into a life of aquaculture in... More

We're excited to hang with pal Robb Walsh, food writer extraordinaire of the Houston Press, tomorrow at his book signing at Grand Central Oyster Bar. He'll have copies of his latest work Sex, Death and Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover's World... More

As a weekly Serious Eats: New York contributor on the bounty of the East End, I often experience blogger envy. My city mouse colleagues walk past more ethnic eats in a single Manhattan or Brooklyn or Queens block than... More