Heroes in a Half Shell
When asked if he felt bad killing the hundreds of oysters he serves daily at the popular Brophy Brothers Seafood Restaurant in Santa Barbara 28 year-old Andy Vogel, an employee for ten years, said the thought hadn't crossed his mind. Oysters are not just something made into a shooter and served at a bar. Scientifically they can change sexes multiple times during their life, historically they have been consumed since prehistoric times, commercially they produce a tiny and valuable thing called a pearl and nutritionally they are one of the healthiest foods around. In the beginning of his career at Brophy Brothers Vogel said acquiring various nicks and cuts while learning how to shuck an oyster was common. Luckily, he has never been injured badly which is good since the hundreds of oysters sold daily are lucrative.
