Like Shellfish? What To Know About Vibrio: MA Food Week

MASSACHUSETTS — Welcome to Patch's weekly round up of food and restaurant news in Massachusetts, where we review openings, closings and more in the state's dining scene.

One of the greatest pleasures of summer is slurping a fresh raw oyster on a deck overlooking the ocean — a pleasure that comes with the risk of food-borne illness from the bacteria Vibrio (and a few microscopic miscreants). This summer, the threat of Vibrio has taken a scary turn due to several deaths linked to a form of the bacteria that can enter the body through contact with brackish, warm seawater.

Although the threat is low, it's good to brush up on your Vibrio knowledge, whether you're going for a swim or slurping some oysters by the sea.

Here's what else was cooking in Patch communities across Massachusetts:

• A MA University Has The Best Campus Food In The County, List Says
  
• Worcester Free Fridge Needs New Home
• Dueling Braintree Beer Gardens Opening
• Peabody Coffee Shop Back After Fire
• MA Cranberry Crop Forecast Is Sweet
• How To Get A Piece Of Former Natick Wegmans Store
• Big McDonald's Renovation Coming To Reading
• 'Groundbreaking' MA Vegan Restaurant To Close [Eater Boston]
• Restaurant In Historic Weston Building Still Planned [Boston Restaurant Talk]

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