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BP's Fund Czar: Gulf OK by 2012, Except for Oysters

WASHINGTON -- With the exception of oysters, the Gulf of Mexico will recover by the end of 2012, according to an evaluation of environmental and economic conditions made by the administrator of BP's $20 billion compensation fund. But oysters could take six to 10 years to recover to pre-spill levels. The Gulf Coast...

Gulf Oysters Could Take 2 Years to Recover

(Sept. 21) -- The blank spot where oysters used to be on a few menus at New Orleans restaurants serves as a stark reminder of the long recovery process the gulf seafood industry faces, even after BP permanently capped the leaking well that so seriously damaged the business. For oysters, in particular, returning to normal...

No Stale Popcorn: Chicago Festival Celebrates Film Food

(Sept. 21) -- Seeing a movie on the big screen can be a feast for the eyes, but most of the food sold at the theaters is an attack on the stomach, thanks to the stale popcorn, soggy nachos and watered-down Sierra Mist that are a normal part of the film food experience. However, movie masticators in Chicago will get a...

First Katrina, Then BP: Life in the Gulf's Unluckiest Town

CHALMETTE, La. (Aug. 27) -- The sleek Bell helicopter, one of the perks BP is making available to cranky officials whose coastlines it oiled, lifts off from the lawn in front of the St. Bernard Parish government complex, tilts toward the Gulf of Mexico and flies straight into the thunderheads of Tropical Depression 5. The...

Spill Shuts Down Nation's Oldest Oyster Shuckers

(June 10) -- This morning, the oyster shuckers at the country's oldest oyster house shucked what could well be their last batch. P&J Oyster Company on North Rampart Street in New Orleans' French Quarter has been a city staple for 134 years -- it was P&J bivalves that were used in the first oysters Rockefeller. Now, after...