Hog Island Oyster Company was founded in
1983 by three marine biologists who shared a vision to raise sustainable,
premium grade oysters for the San Francisco Bay Area. Tomales Bay, a pristine
inlet of the Pacific Ocean just 50 miles north of San Francisco, yet worlds
away, was the partner’s choice oyster-growing location. From their very first
hand-raised bushel sweet, succulent Hog Island Oysters became a bay area legend.
In 2003 Hog Island opened their first Hog Island Oyster Bar in the San Francisco
Ferry Building Marketplace on the San Francisco Waterfront. It delighted Bay
Area ‘Foodies’ and was an instant success. Now, in Napa, Oxbow Public Market
provides a similar market venue, and a chance to expand this popular concept
into a unique Napa Valley wine country setting.