In the South, oyster shucking is something rarely learned from a manual. It’s picked up dockside, behind raw bars, or at a backyard gathering where someone hands you a knife and says, “Here, try this ...

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 ...