Diet champagne?

We are proud to announce we are the only stockists in Brighton & Hove of the Pol Roger "Pure" Brut Nature. With no added sugar in the process this clean, dry, thoroughbred wine is the ideal low calorie accompaniment to oysters!. Pure healthy decadence.

Some facts about oysters

No 19th-century banquet would have been complete without a dozen or more oysters for each guest. The multimillionaire railroad tycoon "Diamond Jim" Brady (James Buchanan Brady, 1856-1917) began dinner each evening with two or three dozen on the half shell while Casanova, the 18th century lover used to enjoy 50 oysters for breakfast, has been vindicated by a study that proves they really are aphrodisiacs. Today's bon vivants continue to enjoy oysters, perhaps not as many or as often but the health benefits continue to be proven.

When should you have oysters?

• For brunch (think of Eggs Benedict with oysters instead of the ham).
• As a first course with lunch or dinner.
• With cocktails - superb combined with a foaming tankard of Black Velvet.
• As a low-calorie, high-protein snack
• For parties and celebration dinners.

Why should you have oysters?

Oysters are not only delicious, but they're also one of the most nutritionally well-balanced foods. They're high in protein, low in fat and loaded with essential minerals.

• Ounce for ounce, oysters have fewer calories and about the same level of cholesterol as white-fleshed fish; and are much lower in fat, cholesterol and calories when compared to poultry.
• The National Heart and Lung Institute suggests oysters as an ideal food for inclusion in low-cholesterol diets.
• Oysters are an excellent source of vitamins A, B1 (thiamin) B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), C (ascorbic acid) and D (calciferol). Four or five medium-size oysters supply the recommended daily allowance of calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc.
• One entire cup of oyster meat (that's as much as Diamond Jim Brady would consume) is just 160 calories. Figure 10 calories per medium oyster, or 20 calories per ounce of oyster meat.

Whether you enjoy them raw or cooked, you can enjoy them in abundance.