Events include dinner parties, evening cocktail parties, weekend brunches, wine tasting experiences, and childrens tea parties, to raise funds for the organization.
After each tasting, and before sampling another glass, some tasters recommend drinking half a glass of milk to refresh the taste receptors on the tongue.
Many oyster shuckers will leave the oyster attached by its muscles to the shell, believing this keeps the oyster alive and fresher-tasting until it is consumed by the patron.