When Aaron and I got married, my Maid of Honor asked all of our friends and family to submit family recipes that they would like to share with Aaron and me to be compiled into a recipe book.  Here was the gist of the email she sent out: “Dear friends and family of Monica and Aaron, I […]

The weather is warming up during day, but it definitely chills off at night…maybe a bit too chilly to bust out the BBQ.  This is what we are eating for dinner tonight and we think you should too! Butter-Basted Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steaks with Pomme Frites (fried in beef tallow) with Steamed Artichokes & Monica’s Family Sauce […]

It’s been a bit since I last did a blog entry.  The holidays are wonderfully busy here at the shop and I just haven’t had a moment to share our meals with you.  Not to worry though, we haven’t gone hungry! Here is a brief recap of the last two weeks: The Monday after Thanksgiving […]

Winter seems to be upon us and with the drop in the barometer, everyone begins to crave soups, stews, long braises and meat in general.  Needless to say it’s been a busy week here at The Shop!  Our minds have certainly been focused on Thanksgiving and we have been busy preparing poultry stock, taking turkey orders (get yours […]

Hey there! So last week was a bit crazy, hence no post.  We did have an awesome staff party at Ippuku last week!  And, Mario had a baby!  Daniel Lopez is a happy and healthy little boy and as soon as he can eat meat, he’ll be the biggest little carnivore in town! The rest of […]

Sorry for the late post but this is a very busy week! We have the Sunday Streets festival coming up this weekend where we will not only have an awesome Sandwich for sale at the shop, but we are also going to be grilling our Classic Fennel Sausages and serving them on toasted ACME buns […]

Aaron and I started this business for many reasons, but one of the main reasons was to create a life where we could dinner together every night.  Since Aaron was working Chez Panisse (hence working nights) and I was working at Paula LeDuc Fine Catering in Sales (mostly daytime work) we passed eachother like ships in the […]

Did you all see this article?  http://www.mercurynews.com/food-wine/ci_20514421/sustainable-meat-at-berkeley-butcher-shop?source=rss It’s pretty good if we do say so ourselves!  And then there is this other article that features many of our farmers that we buy from! http://www.mercurynews.com/food-wine/ci_20517168?source=bottom-hp-promo-box-head But hidden in amongst these gem articles is...

What are we doing for New Year’s?  So glad you asked! We are going to save our New Year’s Eve meal for New Year’s day.  Our intention is to make a Prime Rib Dinner a la The House of Prime Rib in San Francisco.  We will begin with Martinis and Manhattans, some cheese (Manchego perhaps), Quince Paste that just […]

Holiday Recipes Our Thanksgiving recipes were such a hit, that we have been asked to provide Holiday recipes too! Soooo, without further ado…here are our favorite holiday recipes. Roast Beef from Canal House Cooking Volume 2 (1) 8-12 lb. rib roast, tied between the ribs  Salt and Pepper Preheat oven to 200 degrees.  Generously season […]