ASHEVILLE - One guest’s dinner may be another guest’s treasure at a seafood restaurant. Chefs and line cooks are known to unearth unexpected items within shipments that are more than what they ...

Finding a natural pearl inside an oyster is a rare occurrence, and finding a pearl of gemstone quality is even more so. For those who wish to cross such an experience off their bucket list, an Athens ...

A $14.95 oyster dish at the Grand Central Oyster Bar came with a surprise that could be worth thousands of dollars: A diner took a bite of his oyster pan roast earlier this month and found a pearl. NJ ...

Imagine biting into an oyster and discovering a pearl inside. That exact thing happened to one Southwest Florida couple. And, this is an extremely rare discovery. For Anja Kellenberger and her fiance, ...

“It was such a bizarre experience,” said Keely Hill. On a Saturday afternoon in early December, the 32-year-old kindergarten teacher had met some friends at Superior Seafood in Uptown New Orleans for ...

New York City is coming up pearls. For the second time this month, a restaurant patron has chomped down on an oyster only to find a valuable pearl. Kristin Pulaski, 29, found her very own bivalve ...

OYSTERS and pearls are highly prized by gourmands and the wealthy alike but finding one inside the mollusc is a rarity. While it’s well-known oysters are needed to make pearls we look at why they are ...

Japan's akoya oysters have been preëminent among cultured pearls ever since Kokichi Mikimoto first established the industry in the early part of this century. But since 1994, something has been ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A natural pearl in an oyster is one of nature’s most remarkable and rare achievements. In ...

A lucky diner says he happened upon a pearl while eating an oyster dish at a famous New York City restaurant. Rick Antosh was out to lunch with a friend and ordered his usual at the Grand Central ...

He’s one lucky shucker. Rick Antosh, 66, met a high-school buddy for lunch at Grand Central Oyster Bar on Dec. 5 and ordered his usual $14.75 pan roast. Diving into the stew-like dish, which includes ...