Found Oyster and Queen's Raw Bar & Grill chef Ari Kolender prepares shucked oysters with mignonette in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Ari Kolender knows oysters.

Oysters are the ultimate ocean delicacy, but if you've ever tried to open one, you know it's no easy feat. These sturdy little shells can be pretty tough to pry apart. Fishermen and culinary pros ...

Ari Kolender knows oysters. His two seafood restaurants — Found Oyster in East Hollywood and Queen’s Raw Bar & Grill in Eagle Rock — serve tens of thousands of oysters a week. Between them they’ve ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nothing beats a freshly shucked oyster. While you can enjoy great oysters while dining out, there's a certain pride that comes from shucking ...

Shucking oysters isn't easy, and for Cathy Milliken from Ocean Beach, NC, it could put her in the hospital. Milliken, who won the national championship for oyster shucking in 1986, is allergic to the ...

If done right, shucking an oyster can look suave, sexy even. With a petite knife and twist of the wrist, the cemented-shut bivalve springs open. If done wrong, you risk splintering bits of shell into ...