A NEW CULINARY TRADITION
MARSH MADNESS is a collection of public, private & semi-private culinary experiences which celebrates the creatures and cuisine of coastal regions, annually, in March.
Multi-Course MARINE CUISINE Dinners + Bespoke Oyster Experiences
Oyster & Caviar Seminars
Cooking Classes
Raw Oyster Shucking Lessons
For 2024 we plan to offer a small collection of foodies, gourmands and epicureans the opportunity to celebrate the marshes and estuaries where MARINE CUISINE & DelicaSEAS come from. These experiences will feature animals & plants from this delicate, vital and threatened habitat. Each experience will showcase these fragile coastal ecosystems and the food chains they support. In the years to come MARSH MADNESS will evolve into a global event series featuring seminars, retreats, film screenings, educational outings and more.
MISSION: Coastal Concsiousness
This is an understanding and appreciation of the value of the history, culture, cuisine, ecology and economy of the marshes and estuaries which we share a common interest in protecting, preserving and restoring.
METHOD: Philantrology
Refining “environmental philanthropy” through a greater understanding & appreciation of biology, natural history & science.
GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS
EMPIRE OYSTER @ HOLY CITY BREWING, CHARLESTON, SC
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2024
SUNDAY - MARCH 3rd - OCEAN RODEO - Beach Clean Up & Sandbar Shindig - Folly Beach, SC
SUNDAY, MARCH 10th - THE ROAST WITH THE MOST - Holy City Brewing - Charleston, SC
WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 13, 20 & 27 - OMAKSE OYSTER SERVICE @ Empire Oyster @ Holy City Brewing - Charleston, SC
SUNDAY, MARCH 31st - RIVER RANCH REVIVAL - @ Triangle Ranch, Myakka River, FL
HOST YOUR OWN EVENT
CONTACT US HERE TO CREATE YOUR OWN EVENT
@ YOUR HOME, RESTAURANT, HOUSE, HOTEL, RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, RESORT, MARINA, BREWERY, DISTILLERY, RANCH OR YACHT
Bespoke Experiences which feature our menus & presentation are available in all shapes and sizes.
9 COURSE MARINE CUISINE & WINE PAIRING EXPERIENCE
Experience MARINE CUISINE & DelicaSEAS from Master Mermmelier Kevin Joseph, founder of New York Oyster Week, The OysterHood, Oysters Unlimited and Empire Oyster.
VIEW MENUS & MEET THE CHEF HERE
BESPOKE OYSTER & CAVIAR EXPERIENCES
Unlike the multi-course dinner events outlined above. these are 1-2 hour oyster, caviar & wine pairing experiences designed to be presented in a private space for a small group of friends or a family.
FEATURES
The finest oysters, accoutrmement and oyster service the likes of which you’ve never seen anywhere or even imagined.
Approachable and affordable caviar which makes it relatively inexpensive to enjoy A LOT of it.
Elegant pairings with fine wine & champagne.
EDU-TAINMENT
You’ll see, taste and learn more than you could have imagined. Valuable for those who seek to really understand what their oyster, caviar and pairing preferences are such that they can order oysters, caviar and wine in restaurants with confidence or to source the right product for consumption at home.
ARTISTRY
Our presentations of raw bar staples is complimented by our proprietary MARINE CUISINE & DelicaSEAS. Also, our Accoutrement Premier is a collection of sauces, treatments, toppings and dressings that is unrivaled anywhere. We create THEATER in our presentations. Just google Empire Oyster or search #Empire_Oyster on Instagram and you’ll find dozens of posts from guests we have enchanted with our service.
NEXT LEVEL FUN
We’ve all BEEN THERE, DONE THAT! So, we bring the new, extraordinary, unprecedented touches to an entirely new game. From Caviar Bumps to Champagne Sabreing Lessons to Suspended Pours…we just take it all up 5 notches, every time.
The way to BOOK IT is to fill out the form below!
OMAKASE OYSTER SERVICE
@ EMPIRE OYSTER @ HOLY CITY BREWING
Every WED in MARCH @ 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
The 2 minute film “KEVIN DREAMS OF OYSTERS” will show you how we Omakase (with just oysters). But now we Omakase with an entire menu of MARINE CUISINE & DelicaSEAS.
Enjoy ALL 5 Species of Oysters (while available)
Explore a host of Oyster Wine Pairings
Experience Ultra-Premium Mexican Oysters
Learn to Shuck
Learn how to source oysters (and much more) for home delivery
Omakase is a 3,000 year old culinary service style developed over eons in Japan, and applied almost exclusively to sushi. For the first time, anywhere, we were the first to apply it to regular, nightly oyster service. Having delivered this service to thousands of guests in at least a dozen cities we can honestly say there truly is nothing like it on Earth and we continue to offer a 100% Money Back Guarantee to anyone who joins us for one, 12 or 36 oysters. NOTE: This will RUIN YOU for oyster service everywhere you go for the rest of your life ;D
COOKING {MARINE CUISINE} CLASSES
Groups of home chefs will spend an afternoon or evening learning how to source, store, prepare, serve and preserve MARINE CUISINE & DelicaSEAS /
DATES & LOCATIONS
@ RAW LAB @ CHARLESTON - Wednesdays in March at 6pm
PRICE
$250 per student. 8 students.
PROGRAM
Oyster Sourcing & Shucking
Oyster Toppings
Ceviche
Uni
Crudo
Crutaceans
Tinned Fish aka Conservas
The Traditional Caesar Salad and Seafood Protein Options
Caviar 101
Seafood & Wine Pairings
What is Sustainable, Responsible & Healthy + Biological Magnification
MUCH MORE
GUESTS / SERVICE
You wont know if you’ve got it mastered until we offer the service up to some guests. From 6-9pm we will serve up our collection of MARINE CUISINE & DelicaSEAS to qualified foodies, gourmands and epicureans.
