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Northshore October 2025
Consider the oyster. A burst of salinity, a subtle sweetness, a briny aroma that reminds you of summer breezes and salty air. For oyster lovers, the slip from shell to tongue brings the purest essence of the sea, a taste of the ocean in one perfect bite. Oysters have long been a cultural and economic feature of South Shore and Cape Cod (Wellfleets anyone?), but on the North Shore, where the softshell clam is the bivalve of choice, not so much. That may be changing. Brenden Doyle, owner of the Great Marsh Shellfish Company, has had oysters on his mind for 30 years. He and his father had often discussed the untapped potential for su
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