Gourmet Butchery

Good quality meat at a reasonable price. I am a huge fan of their sausages — at the moment my favourite is pork and leek.

I grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles so the local butcher is not a familiar sight. I was genuinely uncomfortable walking in to the butchers. At first I even stood i
on the sidewalk and just window-​shopped the meat (like that was better.) Once I screwed up the courage to go inside I found some sausage I wanted and the butcher behind the counter was very helpful. It’s the first time I have wanted the attention of a service person to offer help so badly. Anyway, now I’ve done it once I think I’ll go there it again. Excited to see what it all tastes like.

It is unfortunate that giant supermarkets have now made a trip to the local butchers somewhat unnecessary and inconvenient. Now, there are butchers in every supermarket. That is why I consider it to be a novelty to have a butcher a few steps from my house. I like to go to my neighborhood butcher when I am making a special meal or am looking for something specific. This place is truly gourmet. They have top-​quality meats of all kind. This butcher also carries a small range of gourmet packaged foods.
The butcher (I never can remember his name!) is always there to recommend a specific cut for your recipe, or an entirely new recipe for that matter! I am forever grateful of his advice to me when it comes to roasting chicken breast. When you roast the breast bone-​in skin-​on, it will never be dry and remain tender. I always use this recipe whenever I make a Chicken Salad or a simple bowl of pasta with Chicken Breast. Now that it’s almost Christmas time, I need to preorder my turkey!