By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
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Shuck E. Seas' "Kimchi Miso Butter" oyster.
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Shuck E. Seas' "Kimchi Miso Butter" oyster.
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David Orluck's "The Spicy Lumberjack" oyster.
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David Orluck's "The Spicy Lumberjack" oyster.
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511's "Gumbo Shooter" and "Lobster Sauce" hot oysters.
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Mainely Lobster's hot "Competition Oyster."
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Mainely Lobster's hot "Competition Oyster," which won for Best Local Ingredients.
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David Orluck's "Korean BBQ" hot oyster.
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David Orluck's "Korean BBQ" hot oyster, winner of Best Hot Oyster and Best Overall.
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Tasty Thai-ger's hot oyster with Thai butter sauce.
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Tasty Thai-ger's hot oyster with Thai butter sauce.
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Manzanilla Kitchen's cold oyster entry.
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Manzanilla Kitchen's cold oyster entry.
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David Orluck's "My Big Fat Greek Oyster."
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Mar y Tierra's cold scallop oyster.
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Shuck E. Seas' "Michelada" cold oyster.
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Tasty Thai-ger's two cold entries, "The Andaman Sea," which won Best Cold Oyster (for the basil and lemongrass) and Best Presentation.
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511's "Cucumber Sesame Sunomono" cold oysters.
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David Orluck's cold "Bivalve 2."
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Mar y Tierra's cold "Presidential" oysters.
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A Taste of Bim's cold oyster with habanero sauce.
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Judges surveying the field.
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Back at the judges' table to score and debate.
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David Orluck's "Korean BBQ" hot oyster.
