Preheat oven to 375F. Scrub and clean oysters and rinse them under cold, running water. To open oysters, comfortably hold an oyster, cup-side down, in one hand, preferably wrapped in a towel ...

Wilds are best eaten piping hot, not inside a restaurant but en plein air, at an oyster roast. The practice of cooking oysters over open fire belongs to a far greater, ancient tradition.