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America’s premier oysters showcased and grilled at Gulf Shores, Alabama’s annual Hangout Cook-off

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published December 4, 2017 at 5:01 AM PST
Fresh delectable oysters served at Hangout Oyster Cook-off in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Thomas Wilmer

The 10th annual Hangout Oyster Cook-Off Gulf Shores Alabama, the first weekend in November 2017 revisited. Join Kay Morgan with Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism for a walkabout visit with some of America’s top oyster producers. 

We’ll visit with owners, chefs, and oyster farmers including Ole Biloxi Fillin’ Station from Mississippi; regional stars include, Murder Point Oysters, Big Wave Dave’s, Perdido Beach Resort Restaurants, The Royal Oyster, and Sean Beyo representing Hog Island Oysters who traveled from Northern California to showcase distinctive California raised oysters.

Murder Point Oysters is an Alabama family owned business. Tom Wilmer visits with Lane Zirlott.
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Murder Point Oysters is an Alabama family owned business. Tom Wilmer visits with Lane Zirlott.

The Hangout Oyster Cook-off Gulf Shores, Alabama November 3-4 2017
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The Hangout Oyster Cook-off Gulf Shores, Alabama November 3-4 2017

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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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