Oysters at the Union Oyster House in Beantown

Editor Steve and I are in Boston for a luncheon sponsored by the German National Tourist Office tomorrow at the Four Seasons. Today a lunch at the historic Union Oyster House was what was needed. The picture is of our affable server Shaun opening up some Blue Points for us. Since 1826 the oyster bar has been a place to slurp plump oysters and imbibe spirits. Daniel Webster used to chug brandy and eat plate after plate of oysters while hanging with admirers. Perhaps he had a good reason for eating so many oysters?

Upstairs the Massachusetts Spy was printed in 1771, full of revolutionary fervor and Hancock and Adams were regulars in the neighborhood. The first tooth picks used in the U.S. happened at the Union. Click here for other interesting stories about this pillar of shell fish consumption.
http://www.unionoysterhouse.com/Pages/history.html