Custom Artisanal Oysters
You choose your produce with care and demand the highest quality meats all sourced from farms you know and trust. But what about your shellfish?
Introducing a customized program for cultivating oysters
Introducing a customized program for cultivating oysters
White Label Oysters: Cultivation for Restaurants and Resorts
Just as individual wines and coffee have their own terroir reflecting the soil where they are grown, Hoopers Island will work with you to develop a custom oyster varietal with its own unique “merroir,” the flavor and taste characteristics of the sea that make it special. We offer two grow-out choices to produce the best oyster for your menu:
- Select value-priced, bottom cage growing to produce oysters perfect for casual dining.
- Choose a surface-rearing method that yields a more delicate oyster with deep cup and beautiful shell suited for fine dining restaurants.
Variations in size, natural salinity and flavor can be achieved based on growing techniques. We even have the ability to infuse additional salt and smoked flavors through a post-harvest finishing process. Ask to participate in our custom flavor infusion system research.
And you can co-brand your artisanal oysters with a name of your choice.
How It Works
Choose Your Location
As the premier oyster farmer on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, we grow our oysters in two open water areas of the Chesapeake Bay. We’ll cultivate your oysters in a unique location within our leasing grounds and provide a set of GPS coordinates so your diners know exactly where your oysters are raised.
Choose Your Oysters
For those who want to choose from our standard oyster menu, Hoopers Island offers chefs five selections that can be shipped by land or overnight delivery.
| Name | Description | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Gold | Medium salinity followed by a firm texture finished with a progression of marine-inspired flavors including a floral sweet merrior | Medium |
| Mermaid | High salinity paired with a meaty texture that transitions to the enhancement of the Chesapeake’s unique, melon-sweet merroir | Small |
| Chesapeake Smokes | Our proprietary flavor infusion — A “smoked” oyster on the half shell. Robust, flavorful and one-of-a-kind, the oysters are finished in a smoked sea-salt infused water. High salinity with a subtle smoky flavor and firm texture that finishes with a burst of earthy fruity sensations. | Large |
To learn how we can create a custom oyster program for your restaurant,
please contact Ricky Fitzhugh by email or call (410) 397-3664.
please contact Ricky Fitzhugh by email or call (410) 397-3664.