The Oyster Blog

The official Anderson's Neck blog with progress updates on our mission to Save the Bay One Oyster at a Time. We will notify you when we post new articles if you Join Our Mailing List.

For the second straight year, Center of the Universe Brewing Company will be hosting the Summer Moon Music Festival. This 2 day festival stretching from July 19th-20th will play host to 12 local and regional bands encompassing a wide range of musical genres. The event is free to the public and will feature multiple food […]

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The Dutch & Co dynamic duo, Chefs/Co-Owners Caleb Shriver and Phillip Perrow, have just received a tremendous honor. Food & Wine Magazine just nominated the Church Hill pair for The People’s Best New Chef. Perrow and Shriver are the only Virginia Chefs in the Mid-Atlantic region to receive such a nomination. Chefs Perrow and Shriver […]

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RVA Chef Owen Lane at City Grit NYC

by Laura & Michael Hild

RVA Chef Owen Lane of The Magpie will be cooking at City Grit in New York City on April 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Sarah Simmons, founder and chef of City Grit, was recently named one of America’s Greatest New Cooks by Food and Wine Magazine. City Grit is known for hosting well-known and emerging […]

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Hilds + Relay Foods = Happy Saturdays!

by Laura Dyer Hild

Mike and I have been customers of Relay Foods for several months now. They’ve made it possible for us to gain back precious time for our Saturday enjoyment! The concept is simple. You pick out your groceries online, pay on-line, and then Relay delivers to your door for a small fee. If delivery is not […]

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SHACKLEFORDS, Va., Feb. 26, 2014 – Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company announces that by March 9, 2014 the environmentally friendly small business will have filtered 20 billion gallons of water in the Chesapeake Bay through their oyster farm. You can view the progress towards this goal online at https://www.andersonsneck.com/conservation/. By nourishing oyster seeds over time, Anderson’s […]

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COTU One Year Anniversary Celebration

by Michael C. Hild

Join us on Saturday, November 16th to help us celebrate the one year anniversary of the Center of the Universe Brewery (COTU). The celebration kicks off at 3:00pm at the brewery located at 11293 Air Park Rd, Ashland, VA with a Homefront IPA brewery tap invasion. Left Hand, Cigar City, 21st Amendment, and Stone will be […]

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Mystery Release at Blue Bee Cider

by Michael C. Hild

Two brands, one mystery. Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company & Blue Bee Cider have secretly collaborated for a Mystery Release on Saturday, November 9th from noon-7. The secret lies in the witches brew…So secret in fact, only the government minders at NSA know exactly what RVA’s Cider Queen, aka Courtney Mailey, has in store for us. […]

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Virginia Wine and Oyster Classic

by Michael C. Hild

Anderson’s Neck is proud to announce that our oysters are being featured at the Virginia Wine and Oyster Classic on Saturday, November 2, 2013 11 am – 5 pm. The event will be located in Irvington, Virginia on the grounds of the Dog and Oyster Vineyard and hosted by the Hope and Glory Inn. This […]

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Burger Bach

by Michael C. Hild

We are honored to have our Eagle Flats at Burger Bach. The Bach has RVA’s largest and most diverse selection of oysters. Plus they use New Zealand grass-fed beef for their tasty burgers.  We absolutely love these guys!

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The Blue Goat

by Michael C. Hild

Why do a one night oyster party on The Blue Goat patio when you can do a two day blow out? Come join us at the place that deserves credit for putting the RVA gastropub movement into full swing from 5-9 on both Friday 10/11 and Saturday 10/12 for drinks, oysters, great food, and good times. We’ll […]

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