Every now and again, a journalist ventures out onto the mud flats. Here are some of their stories.

Highlighted Articles & Videos

Hama Hama Company Press

2026

• "The Best Restaurants in Washington State" by Allecia Vermillion, Allison Williams, and others. Seattle Met, 2026
• "Restaurants Worth the Trip," Hama Hama feature by Meg van Huygen, EATER, 2026

2025

• "The 11 best places to slurp oysters around Washington", by Ryn Pfeutter, 1889 Magazine, 2025
• "How much should an oyster cost?" by Amy McCarthy, Eater Magazine, May 14th 2025
• "How the Rugged Hama Hama Oyster Saloon Became an Oyster Lover's Paradise" by Harry Cheadle, Seattle Eater, 2025
• "Big Bad Light: Photo Stylist Adrienne Anderson's Oyster Life" Oysterology Podcast Episode 36, 12/23/25.

2024

• "6 Sources for Super-Fresh Mail-Order Oysters" by Charles Antin, Food & Wine, October 4, 2024
• "The Best Food and Sustainability Gifts of 2024" by Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Magazine, November 22, 2024
• "Forget Wine Tasting. Try Oyster Tasting" by Allison Williams, Seattle Met, February 2024
• "Where to find heaven on the half shell in the PNW" by Leslie Kelly and John Nelson, Spokesman Review, December 2024
• "Olympic Hopeful" by Rowan Jacobsen, Wildsam, February 2024. 
• Oysterology Podcast Episode 2, featuring Jesse Honiker of Hama Hama. 

2023

• "Six Generations of Excellence: Hama Hama Company" by Jennifer Hemmingsen, Tideland Magazine, June 2023
• "These are the Most Beautiful Places to Shuck and Eat Oysters in the West" by Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, August 2023
• "The 35 Best Seafood Shacks in America" 24/7 Wall Street 
• "Celebrating America's Family Farms Through the Ages" by Sarah Mahoney, AARP Magazine, May 2023
• "Where to Find Fresh, Briny Oysters on the Half Shell in Portland," by Krista Garcia, Eater Portland, November 2023
• "Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Best Mail Order Caviar and Oysters" by Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes Magazine, December 2023
• "Top Northwest Spot Shares its Best Ever Carrot Soup Recipe And It's Vegan" by Bethany Jean Clement, Pacific Northwest Magazine, October 2023
• "Thirteen Best Dishes of 2023 in Seattle and Beyond" by Bethany Jean Clement, Pacific Northwest Magazine, October 2023

2022

• "Can you forage, fish, and feast like a local in Seattle in 48 hours?" Huckberry x Dirt: Vol 1

2019

• "Against the Tide" The Nature Conservancy, 2022
• "Surf and Turf (Venison and Oyster) Chef Adam Glick and Chas Guldemond get Stoked" by Chef Adam Glick, Outside TV, 2019

2018

• "Come out of your shell at Hama Hama Oyster Company's Oyster Rama," by Douglas Scott, Thurston Talk, April 2018

2017

• "Discovering the Odd Life on Pacific Northwest Oysters - and Those Who Farm Them" by Clint Carter, Rolling Stone, October 2017
• "Farm to Table: Exploring the Hama Hama Oyster Habitat," Rolling Stone, October 2017
• "Timber to Tideline: Hama Hama Oysters," by Malcolm Johnson, Patagonia Magazine, October 2017
• Hama Hama Co, Lilliwaup, Washington Grown [video]
• "Hama Hama's Oyster Bounty, 1889 Magazine, 2017

2016

• "How to Order Oysters" by Kathleen Squires, Wall Street Journal, December 2016

2015

• "Hama Hama Hits Upon a Tasty Business Model" by Bethany Jean Clement, Seattle Times, May 2015
• "Instant Connoisseur: Raw Oysters" by April Fulton, National Geographic, August 2015

2014

• "Rediscovering Seattle's Culinary Offerings" by Knute Berger, Seattle Magazine, March 2014
• "Oysterland: A Journey to the Heart of Bivalve Country" by Daniel Duane, Bon Appetit, February 2014
• "Seattle Magazine’s 3rd Annual Food Establishment List: The National Impact Edition. Meet the 45 people, collectives and companies that put Seattle in the national food atlas" by Allison Scheff and Amy Pennington, Seattle Magazine, April 2014

2013

• "The 9 Oyster Varieties You Need to Know Now", Bon Appetit, September 2013

2012

• "The Education of an Oyster Farmer" by Lissa James, High Country News, February 2012 [note: inside job!]