Today I'd like to introduce the anti-beefTM which is really pretty self-explanatory. I'm gonna roll with it in an effort to maintain a healthy balance of positivity. Doctors always say not to eat too much beef right? Looks like they're wise beyond their years...and their profession.
I'll kick off the anti-beefTM legacy with a shout out to the beef man himself. My local butcher at Anoka Meat & Sausage. If there's a place I'm more comfortable at than a butcher shop then it had better involve some ridiculously soft cushions.
My love of butcher shops started during my Seattle days with my discovery of George's Sausage & Deli on Madison & 9th. Polish meats and sausages were their specialty, so it wasn't your typical butcher shop, but their meats were so tasty that it warranted the bi-weekly trip to pick up the necessities.
Then came my Anchorage spot, Mr. Prime Beef. Oh my god. Bacon heaven. This is still my favorite butcher to date given their impressive selection of fresh meats and the fact that they wore white hard hats at the counter! I guess you never know when a slab of beef might swing around and knock you on the side of the head.
And now I'm in MN and I found my guy and his wife. I've been there a few times now and I'm starting to develop a good rapport with them. My most recent trip yielded their recipe for making a roast as well as a couple other slow-cooking ideas. I see a first-name basis on the horizon...and a potential follow-up anti-beefTM about it.
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I just did a search for "north hollywood butcher shops" and the first result was a place called Tijuana Meats. Seriously, I couldn't think of a WORST name for a butcher shop.
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