"POV: You’re sitting on a rooftop in the Financial District on the hottest day of the year to kick off the first day of summer in famously balmy San Francisco. It’s a celebratory time; blue and gold confetti paper the sidewalk below — and it might come off as reaching, but good weather and local pride are enough, today, to stave off the doom and gloom. That’s when the first slurp of oysters joins the fray. All of a sudden, it’s clear: A view of the city, a chance to laugh, and a Pacific mollusc rinsed in lemon really are a cure for what ails you. Bluestem offers a harvest salad that’s worth its weight; meaty cuts of beet like chunks of watermelon; and the kimchi hushpuppies, gluten-free due to their chickpea flour coating, will always be too few. But it’s the oysters, sweet like cucumber, that are just what the first day of summer demanded." - Eater Staff
