Created at the famed New Orleans restaurant Antoine’s, Oysters Rockefeller dates back to 1899. Get the recipe: https://trib.al/kh8E0gs | Southern Living

Are oysters Rockefeller a crime or a celebration? In Louisiana, the argument over raw versus cooked oysters is more than culinary; it is cultural. The Rockefeller style was born in New Orleans in 1899 at Antoine’s, named for the richest man in America because it was so decadently buttery. That wealth of flavour soon defined a whole Gulf tradition, where oysters are grilled over open flames, soaking in garlic, parsley, and Parmesan. Purists will tell you that heat ruins the sea’s delicacy. But in