On Friday, February 24th 2023, Virginia presented at the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park, New York, as a part of the NAC’s Culinary Arts program.

Virginia Shaffer joins Governor Janet Mills of Maine to judge the Second Annual International Oyster Chef Competition hosted by O’Maine Studios.

Virginia’s Lady Oyster photography was featured on Boston University’s Boston Hospitality Review article, “When is a Group a Chain, and a Chain a Brand?” written by Christopher Muller.

“Opening Minds, Opening Oysters,” was Virginia’s ground-breaking story on Bella Macbeth, the first openly transgender oyster shucker in North America. It inspired Post and Courier’s article, “Local oyster shucker aims to pry open new doors for colleagues”