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.

The biggest holiday party flex? A raw bar. Photo by Chris Simpson / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Thom Driver When I think about the moment I fell in love with food, I think ...

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. Anyone who has spent time on the coast knows that oysters aren't just a salty seafood delicacy, they're practically a way of life. Though most ...

MINNEAPOLIS — If you're from the Midwest, there's a decent chance you've never learned to properly shuck an oyster — until now. The Smack Shack is now offering oyster shucking classes at both its ...

The biggest holiday party flex? A raw bar. When I think about the moment I fell in love with food, I think about oysters. I was maybe 12, and slurping down a raw oyster felt like an alarming dare. I ...