Thomas Downing & Oyster History

Jan 5, 2022

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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