....and it resembled a small whole tenderloin roast.. If you do not have access to Costco or a similar buying club, just ask the butcher for a whole piece of Top Butt Sirloin butchered to the roast size you wish to...

Important series of questions for you: 1) is it a true denver leg or is it just a "haunch?" To a butcher, a vension denver leg is a totally denuded thigh of venison- eight muscles with all of the fat, silverskin and bones removed-...

I think the best quality and taste-wise is a prime rib or its less expensive sibling the standing rib roast. Now, here is a tip to getting an easy to slice beef out of one of these Fred Flinstone-like things. Ask the butcher in...

. There are charts online that show the various cuts and where they come from. Search “beef cuts” online and look at posters and diagrams. And do let them know that you want to do some of your own butchering by...

usual butcher shops..Sulmona and Savenor’s. Anyone know of anyplace that sells it? T or bike friendly from downtown.

. The Prime Rib designation was in use in the US before the USDA rating system, so it hangs on. Another marketing term! Here’s a good beef site – the info packet they have is well worth it. Link:...

Is Moree’s still cookin'? (I hope so.) I was there almost 20 years ago. It was killer. The red gravy would set you on fire. They grew the corn that they fed to their hogs that they butchered and cooked. There was a sign...

I recently discovered the Fish King in Glendale (722 N. Glendale Ave. Glendale, CA 91206-2125; Phone: (818)244-2161) and was relieved that one of my two quests has ended (the other being for a good butcher, preferably with an...

“mock tender” is butcher term for a chuck roast that has been cut to look like a filet or a beef tenderloin. I REALLY hope you didnt pay too much for this! :(

covered with brown butcher paper, but after seeing the mess on the table after we devoured all this, we understood. Seafood Bruschetta... This was delicious also... I wouldn’t order this on the same day as the clam bake,...

with ground pork, the pig’s feet stewed in Coca Cola, and one rice. The portions sizes are great and I’d especially like to try some of their very popular mini-hot pots. The spicing was decent, though not off the...

Does anyone know where I can find head cheese and other charcuterie foods in Dallas? I know that Central Market has some items, but I’d like to find an independent butcher or market that might have more variety. Also, any...

I’m investigating turkeys for Chow, and curious what the Home Cooking community thinks about the brands out there. I’m hoping to compile the reviews from CH into a brand comparison chart on Chow for people to...

Poydras — POY-druhs Chartres - CHART-ers Meuniere – I say it “muhn-YEHR” but am probably saying it wrong. Royal (as in Royal street. Is it RoyALL?) Not RoyALL. Lagniappe - LAN-yap. Others you will want to know:...

You’re not going to get 100% congruence between the American name for a cut and any other country’s. There are differences in butchering practices where something might be largely the same cut but includes a little...