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Where to eat native oysters this September

Native oyster

Summer’s rock oysters are nice enough, but any afficiando worth his Tabasco knows that the Colchester native is the true king of the mollusc world. The native season kicks off on 1 September and lasts through to the end of April – hence the old rule that oysters should only be eaten in months with ‘r’ in. The first batches of UK-grown natives hit the capital’s restaurants yesterday: find out where to get your fix.

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Square Meal's Venues & Events exhibition 2010

Our award-winning Venues & Events exhibition returns to Old Billingsgate on 22 and 23 September for the sixth year running. Read on to see the full seminar programme and register for your free ticket.

Q&A with Polpetto's Russell Norman

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