Aw, shucks…there is a little thing about us up on Foodrepublic.com today that you should totally go check out. It includes a tutorial in animated .GIF format on how to properly shuck an oyster.

…And speaking of oyster shucking if you are headed out to The Great Googa Mooga Festival in Prospect Park this weekend be sure to stop by SHELL SHUCKED! hosted by The John Dory Oyster Bar which is taking place at the Boathouse at noon on Saturday and Sunday. We are going head-to-head against top shuckers from The Dutch, Pearl Oyster Bar, Ditch Plains, Jeffrey’s Grocery, and a bunch more from across the city. So if you are gonna be there please come cheer us on!

YEAH BUDDY!!! Our full belly Ipswich clamroll made the Daily Candy list of the best sandwiches in NYC alongside such venerable heavyweights as Katz’s, Porchetta, Fatty ‘Cue, DeFonte’s, Parm, Mile End, The Meatball Shop, Henry Public, Court Street Grocers and a bunch more!!!

As my man Warren Zevon would say “ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH!!!”

Also, in case you missed it, we stopped by the Mike & Judy show on Heritage Radio…..co-hosted by none other than the inimitable Mike Edison. The entire episode is archived so don’t freak out if you missed it….you can listen to it over and over and over again. The magic of the internet!

Never in a million years did we think that and idea we came up with over a grill at a backyard BBQ that congealed while doing shots at a bar would one day be getting stellar marks from no less an august publication than The New Yorker. At any rate we are reviewed in this week’s Tables For Two column:

With its white wainscoting and nautical paraphernalia, the room affects the look of some old dockside haunt. The menu follows suit, and is comprised mostly of no-fuss classics like fried oysters, skate wing, and steamers. The lobster rolls and clam rolls, made with nostalgia-tinged Sunbeam bread, are piled high with fish. There’s an unpretentious raw bar, craft beers, a small but well-chosen wine list. The predictable is leavened with notes of idiosyncrasy: a pea-shoot-and-watermelon-radish salad provides just the right edge of tartness to the greasier offerings, as does a beautifully balanced pickle garnish—sweet with a little chile—that accompanies several dishes.

Speaking of the “well-chosen wine list” we have added a bunch of new bottles for spring/summer and be sure to check in with us on Twitter where we are updating specials, the beer list, and our daily rotating selection of fresh east and west coast oysters!

Click on over to EATER to hear it in it’s totally NSFW raunchy entirety….

YEAH BUDDY!!!!

You wanted the best, you GOT the best!!!!

Littleneck will be open starting at 4 pm Easter Sunday.

Hey everybody! Can’t get enough of everything that co-owner Aaron gabs about when he’s bartending? You’re in luck – he and fellow Littleneck shipmates Joe and Miriam stopped by Roberta’s in the picturesque neighborhood of Bushwick to make an appearance on ye old radio programme SNACKY TUNES on the Heritage Radio Network. They had a fantastic time talking too much, eating lots of pizza, and drinking some tasty brews. You can listen to ‘em here, along with a band called Rewards, who play some tunes that are really freaking snacky.

In other news of things that are snacky, we’ve had some great stuff on the menu lately. Last week we had the privilege of being the first restaurant on the East Coast to ever serve KOBASHI OYSTERS!!!! That’s Kobashi, not Kobayashi, so they’ve got nothing to do with eating hot dogs really really really fast. However, these delicious little bivalves did manage to all get eaten up really really really fast when we had them on the menu, so we are trying to get more in soon. Meanwhile, have a look: