Video: The Extreme Creation Of Porchetta Di Testa. Blow Torches Involved.
Warning: This video is graphic. Vegans should probably look away. It’s not everyday that you’ll see a tatted-up chef riding a Harley Davidson through a busy city, whole pig slung over his shoulders....
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Go Whole Hog: You Can Cook An Entire Pig. No, Really!
This little piggy went to nirvana. Perhaps you’re already the acknowledged grill master of your subdivision. From Memorial Day until Labor Day, your backyard is the place to gather for tender smoked...
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Don’t Call Her A Hack! Butcher Cara Nicoletti Is One Sharp Writer
Voracious, the new book by butcher and author Cara Nicoletti, comes out in hardcover this week. (Photo courtesy of Little, Brown and Company.) For a butcher, Cara Nicoletti cleans up real nice. When we...
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Toronto Went Whole Hog Over The Weekend
Chef John Horne of Canoe in Toronto and his Gaspor St Canut Farms suckling pig cooked asado-style. (All photos courtesy of Galdones Photography/Cochon 555.) The annual touring tournament of pork...
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Let’s Face It: Cooking With Animal Heads At Home Is Easy, Nutritious
Animal heads have lots of meat packed inside, as well as nutritious bones and edible offal. Food Republic’s column Ask Your Butcher seeks to answer FAQs in the world of butchery. Ethically minded...
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Buzzword Watch: Is “Beak To Toe” The Worst Descriptor Of Whole-Animal Cooking...
This 1917 diagram outlines the basic parts of a fowl, from the beak (zero) to “toes, or claws” (No. 25) The cultural shift toward a more wholesome food system in America has prompted changes to the way...
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How To Cook With Pig, Chicken And Cow Feet. And Why.
Food Republic’s column Ask Your Butcher seeks to answer FAQs in the world of butchery. Ethically minded butcher Bryan Mayer has opened butcher shops and restaurants and has trained butchers in the U.S....
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Pitmaster Elliott Moss Defies Regional BBQ Traditions In A Divided North...
Buxton Hall staff names each pig that goes into the smoker. Pitmaster Moss keeps the “Book of Life.” Elliott Moss is passionate about his barbecue, but don’t call him a purist. While other smoked-meat...
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Celebrate ‘Game Of Thrones’ With This Whole Suckling Pig Feast
Imagine 11 million people. It’s hard to do, so here’s context: That’s more people than live in the state of Michigan or the entire Dominican Republic. It’s also the number of people who saw the...
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Turn Your Fireplace Into A Meat-Roasting Pit
Your living-room fireplace can seamlessly be turned into a pit for all your whole-animal roasting needs. As any real estate agent will tell you, we humans love a good fireplace. What other things do we...
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Melissa Cookston Is Setting The Barbecue World On Its Hams
Melissa Cookston (Photo credit: Jay Adkins) The business of barbecue, both competitive and in restaurants, is about as male-dominated of a genre as you’ll find in the culinary world. Yet Melissa...
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