Hog Island

[PorkyBelly]

bang before liholiho

chelsea gems
Remember to always practice safe shucking.

geoduck crudo - white radish, kumquat, bulls blood micro greens, lemon vinaigrette

previous visit

grilled chipotle bourbon oysters - butter, bourbon, brown sugar, garlic, chipotle

grilled cheese - cowgirl creamery fromage blanc, vella mezzo secco, cave-aged gruyere, house made pickles

stone fruit salad - peach, nectarine, plum, frisee, candied walnuts, feta, mint vinaigrette

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Did a pre-dinner bang here because angler was closed for a private event.

toe (two of each) oyster

hog island sweetwater (tomales bay, ca)
redwood curtain kumamoto (humboldt bay, ca)
chelsea olympia (eld inlet, wa)
agate pearl (agate passage, wa)
hama hama (hood canal #5, wa)
glacier point (kachemak bay, ak)

chowder - manila clams, aromatic vegetables, bacon, potatoes, cream

[catholiver]

Those all look fantastic! You had that BEFORE the real meal? LOL.

[Sgee]

Have you ventured out to their farm in Point Reyes? Highly recommended if you have not, helps if you know how to shuck…

[PorkyBelly]

@Sgee

Have you ventured out to their farm in Point Reyes?

yep, had a great time. took the tour and learned oysters are hermaphrodites and i fucking suck at shucking.

[PorkyBelly]

Did a pre-dinner bang here because angler was closed for a private event.

toe (two of each) oyster @TheCookie, @Chowseeker1999, @Bookwich

hog island sweetwater (tomales bay, ca)
redwood curtain kumamoto (humboldt bay, ca)
chelsea olympia (eld inlet, wa)
agate pearl (agate passage, wa)
hama hama (hood canal #5, wa)
glacier point (kachemak bay, ak)

chowder - manila clams, aromatic vegetables, bacon, potatoes, cream

[beefnoguy]

How do our oyster places up here compare with Southern California so far? (Not including Angler’s of course)

[PorkyBelly]

Good question, in terms of oysters sf > la and I definitely prefer sf. It seems oysters are more of a thing up north (closer to the farms and bays?) than in la. I think Seattle even tops sf but that’s a different topic.

[robert]

LA’s only six hours farther from the farms by ground, that’s not going to make much difference.