This guide will come in handy whether you enjoy slurping them from the shell or prefer folding them into cozy stuffings and stews. Perhaps you prefer enjoying oysters raw and straight from the shell.

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.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Scientists with Auburn University and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab say there are limits to how much pollution oysters can clean up. Adult oysters are known to filter about 50 gallons ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Efforts to keep our water clean are underway, and you can contribute to the cause. You just have to become an oyster gardener! The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says they need ...