Beyond the Half Shell

Photo: Courtesy of Virginia Marine Products Board

The organizers of New Amsterdam Market, which resumes its weekly schedule May 1, aim to permanently preserve and repurpose the old Fulton Fish Market as a hub of food-shopping and eating. To that end, a fund-raising “Oyster Saloon” on April 9 revives a once commonly found urban institution. From 5 to 10 p.m., stalls will dispense bivalves that have been not only freshly shucked but also pickled, fried, charcoal-grilled, tucked into po’boys, ensconced in potpies, and even submerged, courtesy of April Bloomfield, into pan roasts (tickets are $50 at newamsterdammarket.com; $200 Founder’s Circle tickets include a talk by Mimi Sheraton and hors d’oeuvres).

Beyond the Half Shell