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.

The biggest holiday party flex? A raw bar. Photo by Chris Simpson / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Thom Driver When I think about the moment I fell in love with food, I think ...

Oysters are a staple of the festive season and gourmet meals. Yet opening them can be a daunting task. Between cuts and shell splinters, the operation sometimes seems perilous. Don't panic: with a ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Looking for the best way to open an oyster? You may want to take a lesson from an adorable sea otter named "Uni Sushi." She demonstrated her impressive oyster-shucking skills in a ...

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 ...