HERE’S ERIKA TARANTAL. IT’S EARLY MORNING AT WELLFLEET’S WEEKLY. FARMERS MARKET, AN OUTER CAPE INSTITUTION. AND TODAY, LIKE MOST DAYS WHEN THE MARKET IS OPEN, CHEF MICHAEL SCHIRALDI IS ON THE PROWL.

WELLFLEET — Two 5-foot-tall piles of spent oyster shells sit in a corner of Wellfleet’s garbage and recycling center, baking in the hot summer sun. The approximately 25,000 pounds of bivalves have ...

With two weeks of October in the books, it's time to get ready for the annual Wellfleet OysterFest. In its 25th year, the two-day fest first started back in 2001 as a way to bring the community ...

On a sandbar just off the coast of Barnstable one recent windy morning, Corey Hendricks picked up a metal mesh bag. It’s one of 125 large bags laid out, all full of young oysters. “Once they get big ...

There’s more than one way to shuck an oyster, to paraphrase an old adage, but when learning to shuck oysters, it is probably best to keep it simple and safe. There are a number of styles or approaches ...