Tag: "ACME Oyster House"
Shucking Oysters Takes Skill, Strength
Stormin’ Norman Conerly, who has been a master shucker at New Orleans’ Acme Oyster House for more than 30 years, makes oyster shucking look easy. But there are tricks to the trade. He gives us a demo.
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How to Devour the World’s Biggest Po-Boy
Louisianians love a traditional po-boy sandwich — fried oysters on French bread. And during the recent Louisiana Oyster Jubilee, French Quarter seafood fans had about 340 feet worth of po-boy to love.
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Beyond the Numbers: Oyster Supply Tells a Sobering Story
Customers still line up outside Acme Oyster House restaurants in New Orleans each day. Yet, ACME’s Lucien Gunter says supplies of oysters – disrupted by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – and higher prices have created a balancing act.
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The Ringmaster at ACME Oyster House
Despite a dwindling supply of fresh oysters because of BP’s oil spill, Michael “Hollywood” Broadway, ACME Oyster House’ senior master shucker and the baddest mother shucker from coast to coast, maintains his enthusiasm as a showman and ringmaster experienced in the media circus.
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