A Louisiana treasure.
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Grand Isle Jewels are the off-bottom oysters harvested in Grand Isle, Louisiana — an original brand featuring regionally-sourced boutique oysters.
Grand Isle Jewels are the first-ever regional umbrella brand uniting Grand Isle products of innovative off-bottom oyster cultivation, which was born in Grand Isle and has been adopted as a sustainable aquaculture practice across the U.S. Gulf Coast and Eastern seaboard, as well as in Canada, Australia and parts of Europe.
Partners:
“There's nowhere in the world better suited to grow oysters than Grand Isle, where the sea kisses the estuary.
That's why oysters were such a big deal here when my grandfather farmed traditional Grand Isle oysters back in the ’50s. Years later, in the ’80s, I would watch caravans of 18-wheelers loaded down with sacks of our oysters, heading inland. But the sea floor has changed, and we can't grow oysters here the same way my grandfather did. Finding this new way to bring oyster farming back to Grand Isle and deliver these delicious Jewels makes me very proud.”
- Albert ‘Buzzy’ Besson, Barataria Beauties brand of Jewel oysters
Where to find
GRAND ISLE JEWELS
The growers selling Grand Isle Jewels:
You can find Grand Isle Jewels in the following restaurants:
New Orleans: Coquette, Fives Bar, Hotel St. Vincent, Maria's Oyster Bar, Mosquito Supper Club, Peche, Seaworthy, Sidecar Patio & Oyster Bar
Lafayette: Vestal Restaurant, Spoon Bill Restaurant, Wild Child Wine Shop, Shucks! The Louisiana Seafood House, Pamplona Tapas & Bar Restaurant
Texas: Clark's (Houston, TX), Clark's (Austin, TX), Perla's (Austin, TX), Eunice Restaurant (Houston, TX)
Holiday Harvest: These Grand Isle Jewels farmers are offering delivery and pickup locations for Thanksgiving and Christmas:
Pickup location for Thanksgiving orders:
McCord Butchery in Metairie
Meyer Provisions on Maple St. in New Orleans.
Order for Thanksgiving and Christmas at BrightsideOysters.com.
Pickup locations in New Orleans for Christmas and Thanksgiving
Order on Instagram or email littlemoonoysters@gmail.com.
Pickup Wednesday, November 26, in Lafayette at 2 pm (location to be designated)
Text order to 985-278-0220
Pick up Monday 11/24, Tuesday 11/25, or Wednesday 11/26 at 13834 W. Main St., St. Rose, LA.
Order online at topwateroyster.com or on Facebook, Instagram or call 225-287-9602.
They also have online ordering: https://www.topwateroyster.com/pages/delivery-locations
Thanksgiving schedule
Friday, 11/21: Baton Rouge, Thibodaux/Houma, New Orleans, Slidell, Biloxi, Gulf Shores, OBA, Fairhope, Pensacola
Monday, 11/24: Thibodaux/Houma, Morgan City, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans
Wednesday, 11/26: Thibodaux/Houma, Baton Rouge
Christmas Schedule
Monday, 12/22: Thibodaux/Houma, Morgan City, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans
Wednesday 12/24: Thibodaux/Houma, Baton Rouge