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Artisan Beef

Blackbird Farm (Grain-Fed) – Marriage Material Beef

August 25, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Marriage Material Beef™ I love using Twitter to find new great farms and butchers. Photographer David Dadekian (@Dadekian) not only gets credit for introducing me to Blackbird Farm but he’s also our guest steak and burger taster for the day. Based on his notes, I am itching for a trip to Rhode [...]

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White Oak Pastures (Grass-Fed) – Gateway Beef

July 21, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Gateway Beef™ I first spoke with Will Harris of White Oak Pastures over a year ago so it was my lucky day when my equivalent of a tooth fairy found one of Will’s grass-fed steaks at Whole Foods Market in Atlanta and brought it to me for a tasting. A few days [...]

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Satchel Creek (Grain-Fed) – Easy Going Beef

July 15, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Easy Going Beef™ If you sat next to this dry-aged, grain-fed Black Angus steak at a party, he’d be the host who makes everyone feel welcome and important. This versatile steak will be easy to pair with just about any other dish on the plate. Tasting Notes: Today’s tasting notes come compliments [...]

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Country Natural (Grain-Fed) – Easy Going Beef

July 4, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Easy Going Beef™ On this 4th of July, I wanted to highlight one of America’s pioneering ranch co-ops, Country Natural Beef (originally Oregon Country Natural). I have met several of their talented Washington, Oregon, and Idaho ranchers and their commitment to quality beef, husbandry protocols, and continual improvement is uniform and strong. [...]

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Rockin TP Ranch – Outdoor Adventure Beef

May 30, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Outdoor Adventure Beef™ These deep-timbered, meaty steaks and burgers from Northeastern Oregon reminded me of being on a brisk trek through a cool forest. They say the dog fits the owner. This unique beef certainly reflects Pat Mallon’s woodsy, energetic, gregarious personality. Tasting Notes: Both the steak and burger had a some [...]

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6 Ranch Rating – Gateway Beef

May 11, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Gateway Beef™ Defying conventional wisdom can be both a thrill and a pleasure. Many say that to have great tasting, tender, and juicy grass-fed beef one needs to look to breeds from the British Isles such as Angus or Galloway. And then there is the Corriente beef from 6 Ranch in Oregon, [...]

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Eaglehawk Farms Rating: Easy Going Beef

April 29, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Easy Going Beef™ We included this pastured grain-fed beef from the New England Tablelands Region of New South Wales, Australia, as a special surprise at private tastings in San Francisco and Napa. It has a slightly sweet, approachable and warm Personality. At a dinner party this beef would be like a good [...]

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Carman Ranch Rating – Thinking Man’s Beef

April 24, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Thinking Man’s Beef™ This earthy grass-fed beef makes me feel like I am outdoors at a ranch on a crisp sunny day. It has depth and somewhat layered flavors, definitely one for aficionados who love to explore the wonders of Artisan Beef. Tasting Notes: The grass-fed steak had a nice chewy Texture, [...]

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Gleason Ranch Rating – Marriage Material Beef

April 19, 2010
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Carrie Oliver Rating: Marriage Material Beef™ I’ve tasted this grass-fed beef a number of times and it is always a joy to explore its subtly layered, balanced flavors. As with a good marriage, it’s at once familiar but fresh, exciting, and interesting each time. These full-flavored, juicy steaks and burgers can stand on their own [...]

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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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