New York Attempts an Oyster Record

Oysters, a vital food crop harvested from New York Harbor long before European oysterlovers arrived, all but disappeared about 100 years ago, done in by overfishing and pollution. Now the bivalves are coming back; there are signs that they’re starting to regenerate in some of the local oyster beds, thanks to an initiative, the Billion…

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15 Regional Hot Dog Styles in America

Summer is high season for the hot dog, from backyard grills to ballparks to the finest roadside joints. Across the United States, hot dogs exhibit a striking diversity that reflects the microclimates in which they’ve evolved ever since the 1860s, when an entrepreneurial immigrant introduced the species from Germany. Here we take a wide-ranging, but…

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