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| - I was a Chef for 12 years, very passionate about food, especially meat! I have never really been given a lot of praise for a vegetarian dish, and honestly, I am OK with that... I have a Tamworth Pig with the butchers cuts tattoo on my forearm, so vegans need not read on. ;)
I got a feeling today that I haven't had in quite a while, since moving to Calgary actually (not including a trip to Vancouver's Granville Island!) I walked into a butcher shop that I just heard opened in my neck of the woods, and I got the feeling.. My inner chef was thrilled! In I walked into a very clean, large, open, bright and well organized butcher shop. Neatly organized rows of beef, pork, lamb, veal, chicken and a lot more! Bright (and clean!) display cases housed locally sourced cuts of meat, a deli, and an impressive selection of amazing looking cheesecakes. Prices were very reasonable as well! And my dog was happy to see me come home with a big smoked bone for him!
There was a good selection of frozen elk, sweetbreads, wieners and various "exotic" meats. After a quick chat with a friendly sales worker about where all the meat came from, I chose a couple steaks, sausages and some amazing double smoked bacon! Now, I could write a whole review just on bacon. I have not found amazing bacon since I left Nova Scotia. There was one farm there with double smoked applewood bacon which I would drive 45 minutes every couple weeks just for the bacon! The double smoked at Bon Ton rivals my favourite Oultons bacon. Good enough to keep me going back, that's for sure!
On top of that, the meat was incredible! BBQ'd a BB top sirloin steak wrapped in double smoked bacon, marinated with a bit of olive oil and aged balsamic. Nice bit of sea salt and black pepper and I am a happy guy! Oh and my dog loved the smoked bone..
Overall whatever your meat of choice is, I would recommend checking out Bon Ton Meat Market. Support your local farmer, small business and take supermarket meat out of your basket. Everyone wins!
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