An Oyster-Filled Afternoon

Posted by Mary Luz Mejia Oct 26, 2008

For all of you bivalve lovers out there who happen to live in the Greater Toronto Area or will be in Toronto on November 2, 2008- here’s some news you can use from my pal, Patrick McMurray (master oyster shucker and author of “Consider the Oyster). In a recent email, Patrick wrote to say, “I have a long-time friend working at Starfish who is a PhD candidate - Donna Bilak. She, in association with The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), is organizing an afternoon of oyster history, tasting, and visual presentation, with myself, and fellow shucker Lawrence David at Starfish - Nov. 2, 2008. Please pass the word, and to register, just link up with the ROM site at the bottom of this message.”

Consider it done. The event for all of you interested is called The Oyster Considered and will take place on Sunday, November 2^nd from 12noon to 2:30pm at McMurray’s Starfish Oyster Bed and Grill (100 Adelaide Street East). There will be oyster lore, lots of tasty sampling (the best part for those who love oysters) and a little art thrown into the mix with Bilak exploring the history of oysters in centuries past through beautiful Dutch still life paintings. And this event also includes oyster-friendly alcoholic beverages too! A tremendous way to spend an afternoon this fall for anyone in town or looking for something fantastic to do.

A little Toronto trivia for you that I didn’t know:

To register for your ticket, click here on the ROM’s website and tell ‘em ML sent you!