Fresh fish options for lenten fridays
Chef Dennis Marron, of the Merchant Oyster Co., stops by with some fresh fish meal options for Lenten Fridays!
TOP 5 PLACES TO EAT OYSTERS IN PITTSBURGH
Merchant Oyster is a new restaurant that specializes in
different types of oysters. They even host a Shuck N' Suck
event every Monday.
If you're wondering what that is, it's an event where four teams of two people (one shucker, one sucker) have two minutes to open and eat as many oysters as possible. Their raw half shell oysters and clams are sold by the piece and they specialize in east and west coast oysters. Try them paired with their amazing barrel aged hot sauce.
CRAFT BEER SPOTLIGHT: MERCHANT OYSTER CO.
Dennis Marron, the owner of both Merchant and Or, The Whale (also located in Pittsburgh) grew up on the shore in New Jersey and he always had the dream of owning his very own oyster house
...where he could hang out, drink beer, and eat oysters… And that’s exactly what he does! The menu has many things other than oysters such as a giant crab cake, peel and eat shrimp, clam stuffies, and even a foot long hot dog loaded with onions, relish, ketchup, and mustard.
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There are plenty of options for dining out on a night
when many Pittsburgh restaurants are closed.
If you’re looking for something casual, there are outstanding picks for where to have an excellent meal. Newcomer Merchant Oyster Company offers a ridiculous selection of oysters (shocking) as well as chowders and sandwiches.
2017 URBANIST SUPERLATIVES
Most Likely to Be Late to Graduation (a.k.a. most
worth the wait): Merchant Oyster Co.
The building sat empty (and almost in a taunting way) for much of 2017, but once it opened its doors and unleashed that delicious coastal cuisine to hungry Lawrenceville masses, all was forgiven at Merchant Oyster Co.
Shucking oysters with the “Million Oyster Man”
After 45 years in the business, Angelo Galioto knows
a lot about oysters.
At Merchant Oyster Co., in Lawrenceville, Angelo Galioto is hard at work shucking oysters. With 45 years in the restaurant business under his belt, Angelo has learned a lot about oysters and about life. Sit back and enjoy a few stories from Angelo, and learn a little bit about how to shuck a few oysters to go with your next bottle of bubbly.
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Merchant Oyster Company takes their theme seriously
with some fun details –
Like tables made from boat decks and nautical flags on the walls. The menu is obviously full of seafood, but there are a few land-lover options, too. Don’t forget to check out the bar upstairs (and ask about the bar-top).
A surprising (and surprisingly delicious) new beer for landlocked Pittsburgh: Oyster stout
A little bit of chemistry + a little bit of Moby Dick = A glass of “Things Remote.”
We begin this Four One Brew column with the shared understanding that oysters and beer are a time-tested and — depending on your affinity for seafood — tasty combination.
However — the idea of oysters actually in one’s beer seems … well, like an ocean best left unnavigated.
Such were my feelings when I heard that 11th Hour Brewing had teamed up with Merchant Oyster Co., both in Lawrenceville, on a collaboration beer in which they dumped 40 pounds of oyster shells and 15 pounds of whole oysters into a stout.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Having once cooked for Michelle Obama, this out-of-towner
is now a Pittsburgh restaurateur.
Chef Dennis Marron is opening two seafood-centric restaurants in a month.
Not many chefs move to a new city and, two years later, open two restaurants within a month. But that’s exactly what Dennis Marron is doing.
He opened or, The Whale in Downtown’s new Distrikt Hotel mid-September and his Merchant Oyster Co. will drop anchor at 4129 Butler St. in Lawrenceville in the next week or so.
Good Food Pittsburgh
Merchant Oyster Co. Opening Next Week
After teasing us on Butler Street in Lawrenceville for many months, Merchant Oyster Co., the new New England-style chowder house from Chef Dennis Marron (who also just opened or, The Whale), is planning to open its doors to the public on Tuesday, October 17.
Made In PGH
21 New and Coming Soon Restaurants in Pittsburgh,
Summer 2017 Edition
We’ve been anxiously anticipating Butler Street’s upcoming addition — Merchant Oyster Co. Merchant Oyster Co. is going to bring much-needed seafood to Lawrenceville in the form of lobster rolls, mussels, steamers, and, of course, oysters.
PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE
Chef Dennis Marron to Open a Pittsburgh Oyster Bar
The former executive chef of The Commoner will open Merchant Oyster Company in Lawrenceville in September.
Marron says he’s going to feature northeastern coastal seafood: chowders, fried clam strips, steamers, mussels, lobster rolls and, of course, oysters (there will be at least 12 varieties at any given time). “It’s an ode to all the places [on the shore] that I grew up going to. I’d go sit outside, eat steamers and oysters, and have a pitcher of beer. I miss that,” he says.
POST GAZETTE
Chef at Hotel Monaco leaves to pursue independent venture
Executive chef of the Commoner at The Kimpton Hotel Monaco Downtown has left the position to pursue his own venture.
Dennis Marron moved to Pittsburgh to run the hotel restaurant that opened in January in the former Reed Smith building, providing input in the design of the kitchen and the dining room and shaping the menu.
Read more.
URBANIST
How long have you worked in your position?
6 months for my latest project…or my whole life
pending on what you consider a chef.
What do you cook at home?
I love to cook at home and usually keep it simple. My go to is a whole roasted chicken, I love the way it makes the house smell…like home.
Read more.
PITTSBURGH FOOD NEWS
Merchant Oyster Company opening new restaurant in Lawrenceville
Merchant Oyster Company, a northeast style oyster bar and chowder house, is preparing to open their first brick-and-mortar location in 2017. The restaurant will be located at the corner of 42nd street and Butler in Lawrenceville.