Greg Garrett's Forbidden Oysters

My husband and I have eaten sweet, coppery and metallic Olympia oysters in San Francisco; European flats with their sharp mineral taste in Paris as well as green tinged Marennes; cold salty Louisiana oysters in New Orleans; and Atlantic oysters from Bluepoints to Lynnhaven. We both agree that none of these delicacies can hold a candle to the palatial pleasure of York River Forbidden Oysters!!! They arrived on our doorstep less than 20 hours after they were shipped, packed in ice, still at a temperature of 40* They were as clean as though they had been power washed, not a grain of sand or grit, oyster liquor dripping as they were opened. And such a gastronomic delight!!! Plump sweet flesh with just the right amount of salt. Forbidden Oysters are our new favorites.