(Above: Will Startare fulfills a lifelong dream.)

Word to the wise: if anyone ever offers you the chance to be an official Oyster Fest judge, kill whoever they ask you to to get that gig.

Saturday morning at O-Fest, around a dozen judges gathered in Jacoby’s Storehouse’s Plaza View Room to be treated way better than they deserved while deciding which invertebrates would rule the day. The results will be announced at 3:30 p.m. In the meantime, wish you were eating the following.

(Note: Oysters were presented to judges without knowledge as to who prepared them. We’ll update this post with that info when it becomes available.)

Raw Oyster #1: Bing Cherry and Champagne Mignonette with Spiced Almond Crumble.

Raw Oyster #2: Thai Hot and Sour Shooter: Lemongrass, Kaffir lime, lemon, tamarind and chili paste.

Raw Oyster #3: Raw oyster with homemade cocktail sauce.

Raw Oyster #4: Raw oyster with light vinegar and cucumber.

Raw Oyster #5: Raw oyster with garlic, salt and pepper, Thai chili pepper, sugar, fish sauce, ime and cilantro.

Raw Oyster #6: Raw Goose point shooter with sesame-wasabi vinaigrette, green onions, mandarin orange and wasabi and wasabi infused tobiko.

Cooked Oyster #1: Island Curry Oyster: BBQ Pacific Oyster topped with Pineapple Curry Sauce, macadamia nuts and cilantro.

Cooked Oyster #2A: Grilled Oyster with a Garlic, Butter and Bacon.

Cooked Oyster #2B: ??? (Surprise Entry)

Cooked Oyster #3: Grilled Oyster with Saffron Lobster Bisque and Salad of Roasted Sweet White Corn, Creme Fraiche and Lobster Claw

Cooked Oyster #4: Crunchy Oyster Cups: fried oyster on cabbage, carmelized onion and cilantro slaw topped with salsa fresca, chipotle aioli and bacon served in a crispy corn tortilla.

Cooked Oyster #5: Grilled Fanny Boy oyster marinated in Humboldt Hot Sauce’s Jamaican Jerk rub, topped with lime juice.

Cooked Oyster #6: BBQ Oyster with garlic, salt and pepper, Thai chili pepper, sugar, fish sauce, lime and cilantro.

Cooked Oyster #7: Oyster Ice Cone with hints of ginger and a furikake sprinkle.

Cooked Oyster #8: Grilled BLT Oyster with Napa Cabbage Slaw, tomato and bacon.