Thursday, October 1, 2026

Beautiful day for Hangout Oyster Cook Off 2016

Greeting
visitors
are, from
left,
Brittnay
Robinson and
Natalie
Upton of
Half Shell
Oyster
House.

Greeting visitors are, from left, Brittnay Robinson and Natalie Upton of Half Shell Oyster House.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Helen Roper
of Parlor
Market from
Jackson,
Miss.

Helen Roper of Parlor Market from Jackson, Miss.

Eric McCants
playing bass
for Jamelle
Richardson's
band.

Eric McCants playing bass for Jamelle Richardson's band.

Eric McCants
playing bass
for Jamelle
Richardson's
band.

Eric McCants playing bass for Jamelle Richardson's band.

Eric McCants
playing bass
for Jamelle
Richardson's
band.

Eric McCants playing bass for Jamelle Richardson's band.

Driftwood
Bar and
Grill
oysters on
the grill.

Driftwood Bar and Grill oysters on the grill.

Driftwood
Bar and
Grill
oysters on
the grill.

Driftwood Bar and Grill oysters on the grill.

Chef Chris
Kelly of
Driftwood
Bar and
Grill.

Chef Chris Kelly of Driftwood Bar and Grill.

Chef Chris
Kelly of
Driftwood
Bar and
Grill.

Chef Chris Kelly of Driftwood Bar and Grill.

Dana Rose,
left, with
bass player
Eric
McCants.

Dana Rose, left, with bass player Eric McCants.

Dick Martin
of Driftwood
Bar and
Grill.

Dick Martin of Driftwood Bar and Grill.

Dick Martin
of Driftwood
Bar and
Grill.

Dick Martin of Driftwood Bar and Grill.

Jason Daniel
of Ocean
from
Birimingham
cooks up
oyster
cakes.

Jason Daniel of Ocean from Birimingham cooks up oyster cakes.

Jamelle
Richardson,
second from
right,
poses with
Claudia, Ava
and Daniel
Johnannesman
n of
Atlanta.

Jamelle Richardson, second from right, poses with Claudia, Ava and Daniel Johnannesman n of Atlanta.

Jamelle
Richardson
drew a big
crowd
wailing on
some blues.

Jamelle Richardson drew a big crowd wailing on some blues.

Posted Monday, November 7, 2016 9:45 am

JOHN MULLEN/GCM Staff Photos

GULF SHORES, AL - Blue skies, great music and lots of oysters to taste welcomed visitors to the ninth annual Hangout Oyster Cook Off on Nov. 4-5. The weekend opened with a Craft Beer Fest on Friday, Nov. 4, and the craft tents were up and running again on Saturday in the Hangout courtyard. On Saturday, Nov. 5, the grills were hot and chefs were making special creations catetories of raw, Rockefeller and Cajun.