Wow, what a great festival! And you don't really have to like Oysters. I love them but I still can't bring myself to swallow 50 oysters from a plastic cup for the Oyster Eating Contest. As soon as I would see someone gag, the contest would be over for me.
We did have some really great alternative offerings from noteworthy local restaurants like my sister April's favorite, Red's Ice House on Shem Creek with their Bacon Wrapped Scallops and Fried Oysters; my nephew Nick's favorite Sticky Fingers, a fantastic local BBQ joint where he can enjoy several sauces on his ribs and pulled pork, the best wings you have ever tasted in his opinion and noteworthy mac and cheese. Bay Street Biergarten, a favorite of mine has multiple table taps as well as a great variety of beers along the walls for sampling. You purchase so much on a beer card and then you can roam the restaurant tasting beer per ounce. Plus, the food is delicious! Win! Win!
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| Anita enjoys a light pilsner. Patty also is more of a pilsner drinker. She does not like IPA's. |
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| Paula and Eileen love the food! |
Most importantly, the Oyster Festival is a huge charity event that has raised over a million dollars for MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, The Art Institute of Charleston and other educational and extremely worthy causes. I bought discount tickets on line so I saved about five bucks each. If you don't buy tickets ahead of time, you're looking at a long wait to get in. We brought oyster knives and towels but you can purchase them there too. Oysters are $12. a bucket for Chesapeake Bay Singles. They also had Local Otter Roasters for $14 bucks a bucket. Bring a chair!
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| Cheers all y'all! |
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| No Natz inventors (a natural bug repellent sold in Ace Hardwares) were enjoying the festival. Kay, raise your glass to no more bugs!!!! www.nonatz.com |
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| Joy loves a good IPA and she just brewed an awesomely delicious Imperial Red IPA which she will enter in the Colonial Cup Competition this spring. Good luck lady! |
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| Serving up Barleywine. Cheers! |
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| Loving life! |
One of the sponsors was Blue Point Brewing Company from Long Island. I met two women beer lovers; Grace who loves heffeweizens which are wheat beers and Amanda who enjoys a good West Coast IPA style brew.
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