 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Raw passion Chefs share obsession with oysters.(Food)
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Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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November 12, 2003| Author:
Pankey, Deborah
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Byline: Deborah Pankey Daily Herald Food Editor
Consider the oyster.
This sometimes crusty looking bivalve is equally revered and reviled.
For chef Mark Mavrantonis, his reverence for oysters hit new heights this fall when he broke a world record for shucking oysters.
Known as "Oyster Boy" around McCormick & Schmick's in Chicago, Mavrantonis estimates he's shucked 925,000 oysters in his chef days, including the 30 or so he eats each day...