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Spring Lake Farm Rating – Thinking Man’s Beef

April 14, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Thinking Man’s Beef™ This grass-fed beef from the Catskill Region of New York has an outdoor feel to it but has layered flavors & complexity that are quite fun to explore. Tasting Notes: The grass-fed steak had a some chew Texture, adventurous and rich, earthy Personality with notes of root vegetables and roasted [...]

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Scott River Ranch Rating – Outdoor Adventure Beef

April 8, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ This certified organic, grass-fed beef from Northern California reminds me of taking a short brisk hike through the woods after a rain in the fall. The steak was generally earthy in tone. Tasting Notes: Nice chew Texture, reserved to straightforward Personality with some characteristics of neighboring KK Bar Ranch, [...]

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Montana Ranch Rating – Grace Kelly Beef

March 29, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Grace Kelly Beef™ At a MeatCamp tasting in San Francisco in December 2009, this velvety textured steak reminded me of Grace Kelly in the movie, Rear Window. It was elegant, graceful and proper but with a hint of mystery or moxie. I’ve tasted this beef several times, both dry-aged and wet-aged (the [...]

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Open Space Meats (Grass-Fed) – Outdoor Adventure Beef

March 29, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ This grass-fed steak reminds me of trekking through the woods right by the ocean (a favorite activity) as it’s rich, deep, & lively. While the flavors differ slightly by harvest date, as is wont to happen with grass-fed & finished meats (flavor will vary a bit as the grasses [...]

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Colorado’s Best Beef Rating – Seductive Date Beef

March 27, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Seductive Date Beef™ A sensual experience, this dry-aged Charolais Cross steak reminds me of Penelope Cruz or her male equivalent. It’s a toothsome, complex but harmonious beef that, should this be your style, leaves a sizzling, lasting impression. Tasting Notes: Nice chewy Texture, a medium adventurous Personality with hints of porcini mushrooms, [...]

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US Wellness Meats Rating – Gateway Beef

March 26, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Gateway Beef™ This is a grass-fed steak I might serve to someone to debunk the myth that lean beef is “tough” or grass-fed beef is “gamy.” The steak was neither; it was simple, approachable, and familiar. I owe the inspiration for this style of beef to April Pogue, a Seattle-based Sommelier who [...]

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Mettenburg Farm Rating – Outdoor Adventure Beef

March 23, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ For those looking for an adventurous, fun, memorable ride. These grass-fed steaks and burgers take you through fresh ocean breezes and lemony pastures. Savory, lively, layered, but harmonious flavors combined with some chew, it would be especially pleasing to those who like some zip in their beef but aren’t [...]

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KK Bar Ranch Rating – Thinking Man’s Beef

March 23, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Thinking Man’s Beef™ For serious meat aficionados, this grass-fed steak is for those to love to explore the full range of flavors in beef. It evolves starting with a dense, meaty texture and moving on to distinct flavor notes with time, making you ponder just how interesting beef can be. Tasting Notes: [...]

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#MeatCamp – Cooking Head To Tail

February 26, 2010

The Head to Tail philosophy of eating is, thankfully, one of the fastest growing food trends. At this week’s MeatCamp(tm) chat, we held an introductory session on how to identify and cook the not-so-fancy cuts of beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, including offal. We were joined by a few formal guests including Larry Liang (@DJPegLeg), [...]

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Mom’s Best Beef Stew "Recipe"

February 25, 2010

In honor of tonight’s #meatcamp chat on Twitter, The Secrets of Finding & Cooking the Not-So-Fancy Cuts, I thought I’d share my mom’s beef stew “recipe.” The quotes don’t mean that the stew isn’t fabulous, it is good enough that I’ve served it to guests as a fancy meal. What they do mean is that [...]

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