From Philly Roots to the James Beard America’s Classics Award : Sam Mink, Oyster House owner and Third Generation Restaurateur

In this episode of Talking Smack 415 , Jamie the Great and I are keeping it in the family—my family. We sit down with my brother, Sam Mink, owner of Oyster House, who was just named a 2026 America’s Classics Award winner for the Mid-Atlantic region by the James Beard Foundation—one of the restaurant industry’s highest honors. Not only did he receive this incredible recognition, but Oyster House is…