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An Intercontinental Affair

Amy and Roland Zimmer’s Lake Bowen home provides an elegant, eclectic setting for a Southern-inspired, expat-attended oyster roast

Photographs by: 
Paul Mehaffey
Heinrich Zimmer roasts his dessert.
The gathering moves indoors for fellowship and toasting over heaping bowls of hearty vegetable chili.
Sundried-tomato-and-spinach-stuffed pinwheels lend a Mediterranean accompaniment to the oysters.
Guests enjoy food, Champagne, and conversation on the couple's brick patio.
Roland Zimmer stokes the wood in the brazier.
Fresh-cut lemon wedges punch up the winter spread.
Guests mingle along the Zimmers' back veranda while awaiting the first oyster batch.
Each guest was instructed to bring a bottle of Champagne as an "entry fee."
Guests feasted on plump Blue Point oysters of the North Atlantic, served steamed or raw with an array of condiments.
Ribault St. Catering tends to the oysters, which are covered with wet burlap stacks to steam.
Guests enjoy food, Champagne, and conversation on the couple's brick patio.
The guests gather for an impromptu toast around the fire.
Winter's sunset kisses tranquil Lake Bowen
Southern native Amy and Austrian-born Roland share a toast in their cozy, brick-walled den.
Lake Bowen's picturesque calm