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.

Oysters are the ultimate ocean delicacy, but if you've ever tried to open one, you know it's no easy feat. These sturdy little shells can be pretty tough to pry apart. Fishermen and culinary pros ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — If you're from the Midwest, there's a decent chance you've never learned to properly shuck an oyster — until now. The Smack Shack is now offering oyster shucking classes at both its ...