Here is a preview of Uncle Wiggly’s Goodtime Sausage, a custom sausage from Taylor at Fatted Calf. I had a meat epiphany the other week and knew what I needed. It’s got 30% fat in there, now that’s love.
And speaking of love, Fatted Calf is doing up some Wild Mushroom Crepinettes this week. I like these cause the mushrooms are left in a fairly decent size, not all minced up and gone. Pick up at least two of those. OH, i’ll be doing something else on Saturday and won’t be attending this week’s Berkeley Farmer Market. Would you go and take my place, please? [pause & reflect] Oh look! They’ve got some Savory Pork Sausage with Greens listed too! Oh, man. Those are delightful, the greens give it such a nice sweet dimension. It’s like eating your vegies and meat all at once! A balanced meal in a casing, how smart is that? Very. Hey, since many of us are going to outdoor parties this weekend, pick up a Guinea Hen Terrine and … HEY, what’s this? Down under the Salumi header, it says, “Petit Sec aux herbs”. Well, Petit is French for small and Sec is French for dry or dryness. So, it’s gotta be some dried, cured meaty treat with herbs in it! I want that NOW. I’ll have to find a way to get me somes. Take care and hope you get out to your local Farmer Market this coming weekend,
Biggles

Fatted Calf
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Well, some of us (or, one of us, anyway) will be getting older this week. I guess we’re all growing older, all of the time, (yes, you too-ha ha!), but we do tend to mark it once a year, for better or for worse. Ohhh, I miss the time when birthdays were nothing but fun–no stock-taking (of career moves or wrinkles or grays), no wondering if a celebration of any but the most quiet type would be, well, seemly; and no having your mother trying to string up a purple and gold banner proclaiming your age on a birthday that is either past or exactly at the halfway mark of your life!
Mom was all about the good parties and celebrations back in the day, though. A 10th birthday party with 10 friends at Beautiful Elitch Gardens, the nicest amusement park in Denver, Colorado, or, turning eight at Roller City, with mom slipping a note to the DJ to play Sugar, Sugar by the Archies since it was my most favorite song. Those were the days. cake and ice cream and assuming you’d live forever. Honestly, why try to top that?
As you might imagine, any celebration of surviving another year these days involves…yep, good things to eat and drink. And frankly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Luckily, I’m very well connected, and I know where to get the goods for a celebration to end all celebrations. Hey, wait a minute, you’re connected, too. I’m thinking that you can use my birthday as an excuse (as if you needed one, ha) to have a rip-roarin’ celebration yourself this weekend. It’s my party, and I’ll cry if you don’t at least get a couple of Stuffed Quail, some Wild Mushroom Crepinettes, and one each of Glace de Viande and Duck Demi (to enhance your non-meat items) Let’s pick out some meat, and party!
Saturday, June 11 , 2005
SPECIAL
Hoffman Farm Quail stuffed with Savory Pork Sausage and Greens
Sausage
Wild Mushroom Crepinettes
Savory Pork Sausage and Greens
Merguez
Calabrese
Sweet Italian
Toulouse
Mexican Style Chorizo
Breakfast Sausage
Bordelaise
Beer Brats
Pates, Confits & Terrines
Guinea Hen Terrine
Duck Pate with Brandied Prunes
Duck Confit
Duck Rillettes
Rabbit Rillettes
Salumi
Fegatelli
Pancetta
Petit Sec aux herbs
Other Meaty Goods
Bacon
Duck Demi
Glace de Viande
Sugo di Carne