Louisiana oysters are back, along with shrimp, creating a collective sigh of relief for local restaurants that depend on Gulf seafood.
But supplies are still short and prices high, and production next year might be hurt by the very cleanup efforts meant to save oyster grounds during BP's 120-day Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Flying Fish, a Dallas-based chain with six restaurants, including one on Fort Worth's near west side, stopped offering oysters on the half shell for nearly two months during the spill and resorted to buying shucked Pacific Northwest oysters for its fried platters and po' boys, said Ken Vaughn, 47, director of operations.
"We Have Oysters!," declares a banner over the entrance of its Montgomery Street restaurant. The chain was out of oysters on the half shell from late June until the second weekend of August, Vaughn said.
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