Oysterponds

Have you ever sat at the counter at the Grand Central Oyster Bar (Roadfood.com review; photo above) in New York City, and downed dozens of freshly opened oysters?  You study the oyster menu overhead and make your choices from among the couple dozen offered, maybe choosing a platter of Oysterponds, Wellfleets, and Buzzard Bays for your first dozen.  Have you ever given thought to where these oysters actually come from, how they are harvested, and how they make their way, in pristine condition, to the basement of a midtown NYC train station?

Here’s one answer, as Newsday tells the story of Oysterponds, an oyster company on the North Fork of Long Island that was started a few years ago by a group of retired men who wanted to keep themselves busy.  Today you’ll find Oysterponds on the oyster menu at Grand Central’s Oyster Bar.  Be sure to watch the fascinating video accompaniment!