Last fall, I donated to the Kickstarter campaign for Fifth Quarter Charcuterie, an excellent sandwich/butcher shop in the Montclair district of Oakland that offers local pasture-raised meat. In exchange, my friends and I got a class on how to break down a whole lamb and we kept all of the meat. We got to play around with options like aging the loin, whether we wanted to turn the belly into bacon, etc.
Scott, the butcher, used to offer butchery classes when he worked at another shop and plans to offer classes to the public in the near future. I would highly recommend it to Bay Area folks!
Veddy nice! I live about 5 mins away from 5QC. There was considerable excitement when it opened, and it certainly was a welcome addition to the Village.
I’m not typically a sando guy, but there is a sandwich shop a block and a half away that has a computerized system that you can input your favorite sandwich order(s) into. Next time you come back, they’ll have it on file and make it. I’ve been there once, and don’t remember what I ordered.
5QC no doubt makes a better quality sandwich. You just have to like something that’s on their short list of what’s available that day…
1, haven’t tried. 2, not a fan. I think it’s too bland. 3, YES. Love that they can do breadless and just give you a pile of meat. No longer a sandwich, but better!
Do you break down whole animals too? How big do you usually get them?
Too cool. Will pass along details on the store; relatives/friends have been in mourning since the close of Prime Smoked, so great to have a new place to send them.