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Aw, shucks! Last night Jax Fish House and friends threw a great party at the Boulder Theatre for a great cause: Veteran’s Expedition, which helps returning vets. The annual oyster celebration started sixteen years ago at the Jax in Boulder; this year it morphed into the first annual High West Oyster Fest, complete with an oyster-shucking contest and an epic oyster-eating contest featuring national contestants. Keep reading to see pictures of the fun.
See also: – Slide show: High West Oyster Fest – In the kitchen with Adam Watts, exec chef of Jax Boulder: cucumber-avocado gazpacho – Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar and Odell Brewing Company brew up an oyster stout
For more photos, visit our full slide show.
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