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 ...

What's the easy way to shuck an oyster? Learn the ins and outs for properly and confidently opening oysters. Ari Kolender, chef of Found Oyster, dives deep into the details.

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KGO) -- Looking for the best way to open an oyster? You may want to take a lesson from an adorable sea otter named "Uni Sushi." She demonstrated her impressive oyster-shucking skills ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has ...

A documentary that follows the journey of an oyster from the water to the plate was screened at this year’s Mystic Film Festival. The 10-minute film, Rising Tide to Table, features Stonington Farms ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Looking for the best way to open an oyster? You may want to take a lesson from an adorable sea otter named "Uni Sushi." She demonstrated her impressive oyster-shucking skills in a ...