sf wrote on Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:16:54 -0700:

>> They usually have about 13 - 16 different oysters on the menu
>> all the time.

> Wow, that's quite a selection! I can't recall seeing anywhere
> near that in any store.

I have not seen much more than six varieties of oysters in restaurants.
Even two of the best that I know: Anchor and Hope and the Hog Island
Oyster bar, both in San Francisco, seem to have about that number.
Incidentally, Hog Island's own named variety is very good.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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