Oysters Kirkpatrick, also called Oysters Kilpatrick, or Kirkpatrick and oysters, or Oysters Philpatrick, are a dish of
oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not al ...
s topped with cooked bacon, seasoned with
Worcestershire sauce,
ketchup
Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and tangy flavor. The unmodified term ("ketchup") now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes used egg whites, mushrooms, oysters, grapes, mussels, or walnuts, among other ...
, or other flavorings, then broiled.
The chef Ernest Arbogast of the Palm Court (later the Garden Court) of
San Francisco's Palace Hotel supposedly named the dish after Colonel John C. Kirkpatrick, who managed the hotel from 1894 to 1914.
Similar dishes no doubt existed before they were given this name.
See also
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List of seafood dishes
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References
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American cuisine
Oyster dishes