He revolutionized the oyster bar – but his other, secret, work was more important.

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Debra Freeman, Southern Grit

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Splendid Table

The Virginian-Pilot

The Old Salt Blog

The Black Gotham Digital Archive

Union Oyster House

Restauranting Through History

Oxford Companion to Food

American Heritage

New York Times

The Gotham Center for New York History

Foodtimeline.org

America’s Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking

History of Food

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