Did you know that we make our own dog food here at The Local Butcher Shop?  Well, we do. Every week we make a fresh batch of food which the dogs seem to go wild for!  It is not a balanced diet (there are no vitamin supplements) so it should be fed to dogs and […]

It’s that time of year when the world shares magical moments and bestows gifts to friends and family.  Why not give gifts that will actually get used this year?  We have some great offerings! Our first idea is to gift 8 bags of amazing Rancho Gordo Products each day of Hannukah…Snowcap Beans, Chile de Arbol, […]

Today’s blog post features Just Cook Foods Founders Scott Lucas and Daniel Capra.  Their spice rubs are magical.  They really are.  We rub them on our chicken, pork and beef and violá, our meat sings.  Some of the butchers/chefs around here are typically against pre-made spice rubs.  They asked, “Why wouldn’t I just make my […]

Here at The Local Butcher Shop, we use Harissa in many of our sausages and marinades.  It is most often found in our Chorizo Sausages, our Merguez Sausages and many of our marinades.  So, what is Harissa anyway?  According to See Smell Taste (our spice provider), the word Harissa comes from an Arabic word for “break into pieces”.  It is a North […]