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The first rule of Oyster Club…
Ask questions!
That’s the whole point of Oyster Club, says Marla Camp, publisher of Edible Austin, a sponsor of the monthly foodie club that raises money for the Rude Mechanicals theater company.
(Marla, the tireless voice of local food and art in Austin, is also vice president of the board of directors of the eccentric performance group that occupies The Off Center in East Austin.)
Oyster Club, though grounded in those lovable, delicious, slimy sea creatures, is about offering a place where people can eat — and learn — about all the wonderful foods our corner of the world has to offer, Marla explained to nearly 100 people who met for the group’s first gathering last night at The Plant at Kyle.
The second rule of Oyster Club: Don’t leak the location to outsiders!
This month’s OC, postponed a few weeks because of Hurricane Ike, was held at The Plant at Kyle, which I’m only allowed to tell you provided Texas scenery as breathtaking as the Gulf oysters were fresh.
Roberto San Miguel, who sells direct-from-the-Gulf seafood at the downtown farmers’ market every week, provided the oysters, gigantic shrimp and what Texas Monthly food editor Pat Sharpe called the best snapper she’s had in Austin.
Chef Jim Doss supplemented the raw oyster feast with Oysters Rockefeller, Oysters Bienville and paella, while chef Todd Duplechan grilled the shrimp and red snapper. Paula Angerstein of Paula’s Texas Spirits, the Tipsy Texans and Dr. Oolong of Zhi Tea served cocktails.
Throughout the year, club members will sample local food paired with some of the best music, film, dance, art and architecture Texas has to offer. You better hurry up if you want in. It costs $100 to join, which pays for membership through April, the last of the “r” months during which it’s supposedly safe to eat oysters. (It’s actually OK to eat them year-round.)
As of this morning, Marla says there are 15 spots left.
You can join by contacting the Rude Mechanicals.
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By Tom Pedersen
October 13, 2008 9:16 PM | Link to this
It was a good time at the Oyster Club but I am sorry to have missed you, Addie. I was too busy shuckin’ oysters! I wanted to give you some of my Kakawa Cocoa Beans. Tom Pedersen
By Dana Friis-Hansen
October 18, 2008 10:25 PM | Link to this
You captured the spirit of The Oyster Club’s first event perfectly! As co-owner of The Plant at Kyle we’re so happy to host special events like this—and we’ve done a few weddings large and small, too… plus family reunions, quiet getaways for a few couples… all in an important early Lake/Flato Architects early building that takes advantage of the quiet hill country site! Thanks for linking to our web site www.theplantatkyle.com
Dana