To the Editor:
On May 18, I attended the 4th Annual Billion Oyster Party in New York City. This fundraising event supported the goal of restoring the New York Harbor ecosystem with 100 acres of oyster reefs and one billion oysters by 2030. It was also a destination food festival for the 1,200 attendees that featured 20 NYC restaurants, 50 oyster farms and an endless well of libations.
With a Brooklyn Brewery lager in hand, I bumped into Matt Gregg, the owner of Forty North Oysters, who wore a Barnegat Oyster…
May 31, 2017
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