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Originally posted by scbuzz

Hmmmmmm, 60lbs …. maybe its not a bushel then !! I’ll have to check !! I can eat alot of oysters, but I doubt I could eat 60 lbs !! [xx(]

That would be about a coleman cooler full. It takes my friend and I two days by the firepit to eat a bushel, eating each day until we just can’t eat anymore. As soon as I wake up on day two, I CRAVE them. I’ve even been known to put some in a roasting pan, in the oven while I’m waiting for the fire to get right. One thing for sure, I can eat a heck of alot more when someone else shucks them.

Hmmmmmm, 60lbs …. maybe its not a bushel then !! I’ll have to check !! I can eat alot of oysters, but I doubt I could eat 60 lbs !! [xx(]

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Originally posted by scbuzz

Your husband will not eat oysters !!! Oh My, what a sad sad story !!! Have you considered a divorce !!!!! [:D][:(!] (just kidding of course)

As for the price for a bushel of oysters …. sorry I can’t help you. I couldn’t stand the thought of buying a bushel and having to drive the 1.5 hours back home and cook them. I couldn’t wait that long, not when I can get some freshly steamed right there at the resturant. I do remember that a double-steam pot at Nance’s runs about $22, and I think it is close to a bushel of oysters, maybe not quite ! [:p]

WOW! That’d be about 60 lbs of oysters!

There a small chain of restaurants in St Pete, FL, Crabby Bills, that regularly has oysters on the halfshell for $1.99/ dozen. They are freshly opened, tend to be very small, but tasty and a lot of fun with a pitcher of beer.

Weird! Frankly, I’d pay more for those small ones! And they’re harder to shuck too. A serious loss-leader.

Michael, don’t forget that recipe for oyster skillet. jm

There a small chain of restaurants in St Pete, FL, Crabby Bills, that regularly has oysters on the halfshell for $1.99/ dozen. They are freshly opened, tend to be very small, but tasty and a lot of fun with a pitcher of beer.

Your husband will not eat oysters !!! Oh My, what a sad sad story !!! Have you considered a divorce !!!!! [:D][:(!] (just kidding of course)

As for the price for a bushel of oysters …. sorry I can’t help you. I couldn’t stand the thought of buying a bushel and having to drive the 1.5 hours back home and cook them. I couldn’t wait that long, not when I can get some freshly steamed right there at the resturant. I do remember that a double-steam pot at Nance’s runs about $22, and I think it is close to a bushel of oysters, maybe not quite ! [:p]

For curiosity sake, may I ask what the going price for a bushel of oysters if any of you purchase them that way? That’s the only way I can afford them due to my love of the creature. Right now they’re $28 per bushel, the colder it gets the higher the price. If you order them in a restaurant they average about $6-7 a dozen.

Oh how I wish I could add some steaming tips, but scbuzz has it down pat! I’ve eaten steamed oysters the last two weekends in a row. Although I eat oysters just about any way, I prefer the steamed oyster with a nice shot of Louisiana hot sauce. My husband can’t stand them, as I was eating them last weekend, he said "You actually chew those things!?" Weather is getting right for a good ol’ bowl of oyster stew too!

The very best oysters in Charleston are found at Bowen’s Island. Half way between Charleston and Folly Beach. Take a sand road off to the right as you head to the beach. The place is NOT much to look at, in fact it is just a cement block building. The local tradition is to sign you name with a marker anywhere you can find a spot on the inside or outside of the building.
The steamed oysters are done right in the building at the end of the "dining" room area. Sit on one of the many varieties of seats, school bus seats, folding chairs, church pews, etc. Watch for the pails scattered on the floor for the cast off shells. Get you a sleeve of saltine crackers, a roll of paper towels and an oyster knife. The guy will bring a big shovel full of steamed oysters and thrown them in a pile. DIG IN! Eat for as long as you can stand it.[:)]

I haven’t been to Louis’ new place, but Louis’ in Charleston was my favorite restaurant!

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Originally posted by scbuzz

As a side note, a great resturant in Pawley’s Island that I have been hearing alot about lately is Louis’s. It is owned and operated by Louis Osteen who was in Charleston for many years and has a great reputation for being an excellent southern cook.

If anyone gets by there before me, please post your experiences here !

http://www.louisatpawleys.com/

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Originally posted by scbuzz

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Originally posted by Liketoeat

Is Pauley’s Island Inn (restaurant) still operating? Used to be some fine eating there, too.

I am not really sure if Pawley’s Island Inn is still in opertion or not. I keep planning on getting down to Pawley’s Island to sample some of the great resturants there, but I just can’t seem to pass by Nance’s or some other great place in Murrell’s Inlet.

As a side note, a great resturant in Pawley’s Island that I have been hearing alot about lately is Louis’s. It is owned and operated by Louis Osteen who was in Charleston for many years and has a great reputation for being an excellent southern cook.

If anyone gets by there before me, please post your experiences here !

In March 1997, Louis Osteen operated Louis’s Charleston Grill in Charleston Place on King Street. While it was lauded as one of the best gourmet restaurants in Charleston, I found it quite wanting when I visited that month. I took my brother on a Thursday evening for a special meal (our last meal together as he dying). Inexplicably, our first five entree choices were unavailable. We would order and 15 minutes later, the server would tell us they were out of that item. And then the process would be repeated. This happened with my brother’s first 2 choices and my first 3. My brother finally gave up and ordered 5 appetizers. I finally found something among entree choices they could serve. To be fair, the food was quite good, some excellent (I sampled all my brother’s low country appetizers), but dinner took a long time. I was unhappy with the long periods of time between each "we’re out" announcement, and having to eat an entree I really did not want. We had quite a few coffee refills before we made much progress in eating.

One more note: My brother didn’t look well and had to wear a hat. Though we were both dressed up for a fine dining venue, we were seated at a table in the far back corner………of a large and nearly empty restaurant. That insensitivity made me feel bad for my brother, who had dined there with wife and friends a number of times.

This was easily the worst service I’ve experienced in a world class restaurant. Because this was special time together, I didn’t complain. On a positive note, the superb jazz ensemble and singer were happy to perform a list of my brother’s five favorite ballads, and, for me, that went a long way toward redeeming the evening.

I hope Louis Osteen who makes a nice impression in TV appearences has better management of the kitchens and dining room at his Pawley’s Island place.

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Originally posted by dendan

Poses the question…just how far will we go for a good meal? 5 hours is my best, but most typically 100 miles.
[}:)]

denden—-in the Misc. forums–2nd or 3rd page—-"How far would you go?"—–answers the question[:D]

Poses the question…just how far will we go for a good meal? 5 hours is my best, but most typically 100 miles.
[}:)]

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Originally posted by dendan

it provides the opportunity to try seafood in a hundred ways.[:D]

100 DIFFERENT SEAFOOD TASTES!!!![:p][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:p]
Oh my God, the thought of it is overwheming and i am practically drooling!!!I am so jeolous—-its a long ride to the coast from Oklahoma! Oh well, guess i will just have drown my sorrows in Brisket once again!![:p]