Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Today, of course, there's no Monday Morning Quarterbacking because yesterday there was no review.
When I was a freelancer at the beginning of my career, never a week went by that I didn't have a review in the paper. This wasn't so much dedication to my craft so much as being paid by the review. Not to mention the free meals. ...
Even when I got pregnant I did six week's worth of reviews in advance because I knew once I had a baby and was breast feeding it would be difficult to get away for awhile for a relaxing evening out with friends.
What I didn't count on was having morning sickness and craving peanut butter and white bread. Basically for nine months I had to review bars and sandwich shops.
See how good those oysters from the new Real Seafood Company in Annapolis look? I couldn't have even looked at them, let alone eaten them.
(Barbara Haddock Taylor/Sun photographer)Categories: Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Comments
has there been a best place for oysters top ten? best bloody mary?
the best raw oysters that i've ever had were at elliot's oyster company in seattle. we arrived for happy hour and sat outside overlooking the sound on a brilliant, clear day. they had an extensive oyster menu but the highlight was the condiment. oysters were served with a sorbet like mixture of frozen champagne, red wine vinegar, pepper (red and white i think), and shallots. dissolving a small dallop in the liquor was sublime.
Posted by: unbelievaboh | July 6, 2009 9:53 AM
The best raw oysters I ever had were had at an outside table on the Halifax waterfront. We ordered two each of every Canadian oyster they had (I think there was about seven varieties).
The oysters were great, and I'm sure they tasted even better because of the environment in which they were eaten.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | July 6, 2009 10:07 AM
Best oysters I have had were at the Captains Galley II in West OC in January. Plump, huge and full of flavor - and right off the boats docked outside!
Nick's in Cross St Market is a close second.
Posted by: Joyce W. | July 6, 2009 10:48 AM
Halifax is a great seafood town. I had some of the most amazing raw shrimp there.
Hal, isn't PEI known for their oysters?
Posted by: Lissa | July 6, 2009 11:05 AM
Some of the oysers we had were from Prince Edward Island.
In these parts PEI seems more known for mussels.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | July 6, 2009 11:22 AM
Ryleigh's on Cross St. usually has 5 or 6 different varieties of the beloved bivalve and I haven't had a bad one yet. The last time we were there, they had some from PEI.
Posted by: PGP | July 6, 2009 11:37 AM
My most memorable oyster fest was in Jackson, Mississippi. I spent a few days there working on a movie called "Mississippi Burning" and a member of the local crew took us to a restaurant -- more like a rundown shack -- where the oysters on the half shell were a buck apiece. Big, fresh, succulent beauties that slid down easy with the help of a killer horseradish sauce. There wasn't much else to the menu except a few sides and bottled beer. But I managed to hit the expense account for close to forty bucks.
Posted by: Michael A. Gray | July 6, 2009 1:50 PM
I am Indian and after a long time I enjoyed Indian food at newly opened restaurant India Delight in Columbia.At last there is authentic Indian food to be enjoyed.
Posted by: P. Singh | July 6, 2009 6:00 PM
Huh, someone named Singh is Indian? Go figure.
Posted by: boxy | July 6, 2009 6:12 PM
Wait a minute. We were talking about oysters. How does being Indian and enjoying food at a certain place fit into this thread?
SHILL!
Posted by: Joyce W. | July 6, 2009 6:36 PM
Indian Oysters? Perhaps it's costal Indian like the Carlyle Club.
Posted by: Robert of Cross Keys | July 6, 2009 8:47 PM
Maybe they serve curried oysters :-)
Posted by: Cosmos Girl I>--I | July 7, 2009 10:49 AM
I've curried a horse but never an oyster, sounds like a tough task!!
Posted by: Hue | July 7, 2009 1:55 PM