Oysters in NYC

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Earlier today on the previous oyster thread I replied
"Surely you jest. . .etc" to someone who said he couldn't
find oysters in NY.

I walked around the neighborhood and took a census.

Downstairs, less than 50 feet from the elevator in the
building I live in, there were:

Malpeque (PEI) Caraquet (Nova Scotia?) Kumumoto (WA)

(They also had live scallops and razor clams, among
other things)

At Citarella:

Cape Cod Bluepoint Belon (European flats grown in Maine)
Wellfleet (Great oysters from MA) PEI, bed unidentified.

At local bars:

Union Square cafe

Duxbury (MA) Hama Hama (WA) Totten Inlet (WA)

Blue Water Grill

Gigamoto (WA) Stranges Bay (BC) Pacific Orchard (BC) Beau
Soleil (NS) Malpeque (PEI)

All except Citarella within 2 minute walk. Citarella about
6 minutes.

I don't feel terribly deprived.

Rodney Myrvaagnes Opionated old geezer

Faith-based economics: It's deja voodoo all over again

Don't forget, the strike is over at the Oyster Bar in Grand
Central.....if you don't want to roll yer own.

Jack Rat

Jack Schidt® said:

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Earlier today on the previous oyster thread I replied
"Surely you jest. . .etc" to someone who said he couldn't
find oysters in NY.

I walked around the neighborhood and took a census.

Downstairs, less than 50 feet from the elevator in the
building I live in, there were:

Malpeque (PEI) Caraquet (Nova Scotia?) Kumumoto (WA)

(They also had live scallops and razor clams, among
other things)

At Citarella:

Cape Cod Bluepoint Belon (European flats grown in Maine)
Wellfleet (Great oysters from MA) PEI, bed unidentified.

At local bars:

Union Square cafe

Duxbury (MA) Hama Hama (WA) Totten Inlet (WA)

Blue Water Grill

Gigamoto (WA) Stranges Bay (BC) Pacific Orchard (BC) Beau
Soleil (NS) Malpeque (PEI)

All except Citarella within 2 minute walk. Citarella about
6 minutes.

I don't feel terribly deprived.

Rodney Myrvaagnes Opionated old geezer

Faith-based economics: It's deja voodoo all over again

Don't forget, the strike is over at the Oyster Bar in
Grand Central.....if you don't want to roll yer own.

Jack Rat

No stike in Seattle, Jack. About 20 varieties for the
picking in Puget Sound. 🙂 But, if you get tired of them,
you can opt in for two varieties of locally raised
mussels. Burp!
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener

"alzelt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Jack Schidt® said:

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Earlier today on the previous oyster thread I replied
"Surely you jest. . .etc" to someone who said he
couldn't find oysters in NY.

I walked around the neighborhood and took a census.

Downstairs, less than 50 feet from the elevator in the
building I live in, there were:

Malpeque (PEI) Caraquet (Nova Scotia?) Kumumoto (WA)

(They also had live scallops and razor clams, among
other things)

At Citarella:

Cape Cod Bluepoint Belon (European flats grown in Maine)
Wellfleet (Great oysters from MA) PEI, bed unidentified.

At local bars:

Union Square cafe

Duxbury (MA) Hama Hama (WA) Totten Inlet (WA)

Blue Water Grill

Gigamoto (WA) Stranges Bay (BC) Pacific Orchard (BC)
Beau Soleil (NS) Malpeque (PEI)

All except Citarella within 2 minute walk. Citarella
about 6 minutes.

I don't feel terribly deprived.

Rodney Myrvaagnes Opionated old geezer

Faith-based economics: It's deja voodoo all over again

Don't forget, the strike is over at the Oyster Bar
in Grand

Central.....if

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

you don't want to roll yer own.

Jack Rat

No stike in Seattle, Jack. About 20 varieties for the
picking in Puget Sound. 🙂 But, if you get tired of them,
you can opt in for two varieties of locally raised
mussels. Burp!
--
Alan

Sounds awesome, Alan. Next time I'm out that way, you and I
are going 'oystering'.

Jack Shell

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rodney Myrvaagnes said:

Earlier today on the previous oyster thread I replied
"Surely you jest. . .etc" to someone who said he couldn't
find oysters in NY.

I walked around the neighborhood and took a census.

Downstairs, less than 50 feet from the elevator in the
building I live in, there were:

Malpeque (PEI) Caraquet (Nova Scotia?) Kumumoto (WA)

[snippity doo dah]

We moved to Seattle about a year ago, and discovered that
this is close to oyster heaven. The locally harvested
shellfish (oysters, mussels, razor clams, geoduck) are
terrific. Some of our local groceries sell several varieties
of live oysters out of tanks. When they are on sale, we get
them for 5 or 6 dollars per dozen.

My favorite so far are the Penn Cove Select. Somewhat
similar to Tottens, but better (IMHO). I think these are
shipped east - give them a try.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Jack Schidt® said:

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Earlier today on the previous oyster thread I replied
"Surely you jest. . .etc" to someone who said he couldn't
find oysters in NY.

I walked around the neighborhood and took a census.

Downstairs, less than 50 feet from the elevator in the
building I live in, there were:

Malpeque (PEI) Caraquet (Nova Scotia?) Kumumoto (WA)

(They also had live scallops and razor clams, among other
things)

At Citarella:

Cape Cod Bluepoint Belon (European flats grown in Maine)
Wellfleet (Great oysters from MA) PEI, bed unidentified.

At local bars:

Union Square cafe

Duxbury (MA) Hama Hama (WA) Totten Inlet (WA)

Blue Water Grill

Gigamoto (WA) Stranges Bay (BC) Pacific Orchard (BC) Beau
Soleil (NS) Malpeque (PEI)

All except Citarella within 2 minute walk. Citarella
about 6 minutes.

I don't feel terribly deprived.

Rodney Myrvaagnes Opionated old geezer

Faith-based economics: It's deja voodoo all over again

Don't forget, the strike is over at the Oyster Bar in Grand
Central.....if you don't want to roll yer own.

Right you are. I didn't hear that until after I had
posted. Grand Central is one subway stop or a half hour
walk from here. The Oyster Bar usually has at least a
dozen varities available, many of them not available in
any store i know of.

Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to
music."

Jack Schidt® said:

Sounds awesome, Alan. Next time I'm out that way, you and
I are going 'oystering'.

Jack Shell

Prime time right now, Jack. 🙂
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener

in article [email hidden], Rodney Myrvaagnes at
[email hidden] wrote on 3/26/04 8:44 PM:

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All except Citarella within 2 minute walk. Citarella about
6 minutes.

I don't feel terribly deprived.

Is there a downtown Citarella? The only I know of is on
Broadway, Upper West Side. Good to know, if there is!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sounds awesome, Alan. Next time I'm out that way, you
and I are going 'oystering'.

Jack Shell

Prime time right now, Jack. 🙂

Hey Alan, May 8th is the first day for U-Pick oysters at
Westcott Bay Sea Farm on San Juan Island. Bring your own
boots and bucket and the oysters are 25 cents apiece!

Westcott Bay European Flats... the finest oysters on
the planet.

Hasta, Curt Nelson

In article <[email hidden]>, Sheryl Rosen

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Is there a downtown Citarella? The only I know of is on
Broadway, Upper West Side. Good to know, if there is!

There is. It's on 6th Ave & 9th St--it's the former home of
Balducci's (RIP).

--
Rick

Rick said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
Sheryl Rosen

I thought they closed to move to another location? Was their
press release a lie? It seemed odd that they would close,
then renovate another space, just stay open until the new
place is ready.

nancy

In article <[email hidden]>, Nancy Young

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I thought they closed to move to another location? Was
their press release a lie? It seemed odd that they would
close, then renovate another space, just stay open until
the new place is ready.

You're right, they did reopen on the Upper West Side. But if
you live in the Village, and have the arrogant provincialism
we Villagers have, then UWS might as well be RIP. I haven't
been to the Citarella's that replaced Balducci's, but I've
heard excellent reports.

--
Rick

Rick said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Nancy

Young said:

I thought they closed to move to another location? Was
their press release a lie? It seemed odd that they would
close, then renovate another space, just stay open until
the new place is ready.

You're right, they did reopen on the Upper West Side. But
if you live in the Village, and have the arrogant
provincialism we Villagers have, then UWS might as well be
RIP. I haven't been to the Citarella's that replaced
Balducci's, but I've heard excellent reports.

Anything above 14th Street is not even in Manhattan. I
always considered this the Villager's view of the city ala
Steinberg's New Yorker cover. I cut it close in those days,
living on 13th Street as long as I did.

tinyurl.com28zzjOpen ↗

Boron

Rick said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Nancy

Young said:

I thought they closed to move to another location? Was
their press release a lie? It seemed odd that they would
close, then renovate another space, just stay open until
the new place is ready.

You're right, they did reopen on the Upper West Side. But
if you live in the Village, and have the arrogant
provincialism we Villagers have, then UWS might as well be
RIP. I haven't been to the Citarella's that replaced
Balducci's, but I've heard excellent reports.

My *major* (and I should have capitalized major)
disappiontment with Balducci's had nothing to do with their
store, but my fervent wish for a deli sandwich while I was
in the neighborhood. Went across the street to their
sandwich shop, I was crushed. What a downer, and what a slur
to their name. I finally just ordered a tuna sandwich, OMG,
I make tuna sandwiches 100 times better than what they gave
me. For one thing, I do not go into the city to get a
sandwich where the filling is maybe 1/8th the size of the
two pieces of bread.

As in, Where's the Beef!? And the atmosphere was early dirty
cafeteria.

But, back to the store, they really were shoehorned into
that small store. They needed a bigger place.

nancy

alzelt <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Jack Schidt® said:

Quoted message said:

Don't forget, the strike is over at the Oyster Bar in
Grand Central.....if you don't want to roll yer own.

Jack Rat

No stike in Seattle, Jack. About 20 varieties for the
picking in Puget Sound. 🙂 But, if you get tired of them,
you can opt in for two varieties of locally raised
mussels. Burp!

I always liked to go get my own. We had our favorite public
oystering beaches that were actually not very well
known....and they were sandwiched in between a couple of
commercial oyster beds! If I didn't go get them at the
beach, I'd just run into Taylor United and buy them the same
day they were harvested. Oysters were a weekly, sometimes
twice weekly deal back then. Have to make a trip to WA to
fulfill my cravings for oysters!

Sandi

Sandi

Julian Vrieslander said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rodney Myrvaagnes said:

Earlier today on the previous oyster thread I replied
"Surely you jest. . .etc" to someone who said he couldn't
find oysters in NY.

I walked around the neighborhood and took a census.

Downstairs, less than 50 feet from the elevator in the
building I live in, there were:

Malpeque (PEI) Caraquet (Nova Scotia?) Kumumoto (WA)

[snippity doo dah]

We moved to Seattle about a year ago, and discovered that
this is close to oyster heaven. The locally harvested
shellfish (oysters, mussels, razor clams, geoduck) are
terrific. Some of our local groceries sell several
varieties of live oysters out of tanks. When they are on
sale, we get them for 5 or 6 dollars per dozen.

My favorite so far are the Penn Cove Select. Somewhat
similar to Tottens, but better (IMHO). I think these are
shipped east - give them a try.

If you have a liking for Belon oysters, give a try to the
Westcott Bay Flats. FANTASTIC!!!!

And if you can get your hands on some Olympia Oysters (the
only native Washington Oyster), make yourself some sauteed
oysters in white wine and butter.
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener

Curt Nelson said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sounds awesome, Alan. Next time I'm out that way, you and
I are going 'oystering'.

Jack Shell

Prime time right now, Jack. 🙂

Hey Alan, May 8th is the first day for U-Pick oysters at
Westcott Bay Sea Farm on San Juan Island. Bring your own
boots and bucket and the oysters are 25 cents apiece!

Westcott Bay European Flats... the finest oysters on
the planet.

Hasta, Curt Nelson

I will strongly agree with you on that one. My corroboration
on this belief is none other than the Calgary K, Harry.
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener

Sheryl Rosen said:

in article [email hidden],
Rodney Myrvaagnes at [email hidden] wrote on
3/26/04 8:44 PM:

Quoted message said:

All except Citarella within 2 minute walk. Citarella
about 6 minutes.

I don't feel terribly deprived.

Is there a downtown Citarella? The only I know of is on
Broadway, Upper West Side. Good to know, if there is!

The downtown Citarella is at 9th st and 6th Ave, where
Balducci's was. Considering what had happened to Balducci's
after it was sold, this is a real plus for the Village.

Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to
music."

"Curt Nelson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sounds awesome, Alan. Next time I'm out that way, you
and I are going 'oystering'.

Jack Shell

Prime time right now, Jack. 🙂

Hey Alan, May 8th is the first day for U-Pick oysters at
Westcott Bay Sea Farm on San Juan Island. Bring your own
boots and bucket and the oysters

are

Quoted message said:

25 cents apiece!

Westcott Bay European Flats... the finest oysters on
the planet.

Hasta, Curt Nelson

They're very good, almost as good as blue points.

Jack City

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"Curt Nelson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

>Sounds awesome, Alan. Next time I'm out that way, you
>and I are going 'oystering'.
>
>Jack Shell
>
>

Prime time right now, Jack. 🙂

Hey Alan, May 8th is the first day for U-Pick oysters at
Westcott Bay Sea Farm on San Juan Island. Bring your own
boots and bucket and the oysters

are

Quoted message said:

25 cents apiece!

Westcott Bay European Flats... the finest oysters on
the planet.

Hasta, Curt Nelson

They're very good, almost as good as blue points.

Jack City

In your dreams. Out here a blue point is a dot on the board,
not something worth slurping. Best you get yourself out here
before you try to tell us that your Gov is a choir boy.
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener