Boston Flora

Tag: Oysters

  • Saturday, August 10, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Estuaries, Oysters and Art

    The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a gala fundraiser, “Estuaries, Oysters and Art,” from 6 to 9 p.m. August 10 at the reserve, 131 Waquoit Highway (Route 28), East Falmouth. The event will feature art inspired by the estuaries, live music, hors d’oeuvre, an oyster bar, an open bar and silent auction.
    Tickets are $60 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 508-457-0495, ext. 155, or online at www.waquoitbayreservefoundation.org.

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  • Monday, February 11, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Island Creek Oysters Foundation Benefit

    Join chef Jody Adams at Rialto in Harvard Square on Monday, February 11 from 6 – 8 for an evening of Oysters, Antipasti & Drinks to benefit the Island Creek Oysters Foundation.  Jody will share the story of the Foundation and why she believes in aquaculture.  Rialto is located at One Bennett Street.  Tickets are $40 ($25 student price) and you may purchase tickets on line at www.icofoundation.eventbrite.com.  The raw bar is provided by Island Creek, and oysters three ways and cocktails by Rialto.  For more information on the Foundation and what it does, visit www.islandcreekfoundation.org.  Island Creek created the foundation to fund projects that promote aquaculture as a responsible means of solving the issue of global food production.

  • Saturday, May 12, 2:00 pm – Shellshocked: Saving Oysters to Save Ourselves

    In conjunction with the new exhibition, Mollusks, the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford Street in Cambridge,  will screen Shellshocked, a new documentary by Emily Driscoll, on Saturday, May 12 beginning at 2 pm. The film follows efforts to prevent the extinction of wild oyster reefs, which keep oceans healthy by filtering water and engineering ecosystems. Due to overfishing and pollution, much of the world’s wild oyster reefs have been declared “functionally extinct.” Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and George Buckley, of the Sustainability and Environmental Management Program at Harvard Extension School.  Regular admission rates apply.  For more information, visit www.hmnh.harvard.edu.

     

     

  • Monday, December 7, Tuesday, December 8, or Wednesday, December 9 – The Blackberry Farm Cookbook at Stir

    A pastoral 4,200 acre estate in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, Blackberry Farm is one of America’s most celebrated luxury hotels with a restaurant that boasts the elite designation of “Relais Gourmand,” the highest mark of culinary excellence within the Relais & Chateaux Organization.  The property, a gastronomic wonderland, features orchards, a dairy, woods in which to forage, and heirloom vegetable gardens.  In addition to supplying the restaurant with amazing meats, veggies, cheeses, jams and more, Blackberry Farm offers the opportunity for guests to experience and better understand the relationship between the land, the food we eat, and the beauty of eating locally and seasonally.  In the farm’s first cookbook, chef/owner Sam Beall offers stories, photographs, and, of course, amazing recipes from this very special place.  Join him, Barbara Lynch, and the staff of Stir on Monday, December 7, Tuesday, December 8, or Wednesday, December 9 for an evening of food, wine and wisdom, at 102 Waltham Street in Boston.  The $145 cost includes a copy of Mr. Beall’s book.  Reserve now by calling 617-423-7847, or stopping by 102 Waltham Street in the South End (across the street from B&G Oysters.)  See more fabulous course offerings at www.stirboston.com.

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