Fast approaching is one of the largest grilling sessions of the year. Chilebrown’s menu will probably include enough fancy smokin’ & grillin’ to feed a small army. Dr. Jones of The Five Pints will probably be doing up a whole duck in his new smoker, even though football makes him hurl obscenities. It’s time to start looking for goodies to hork down on Sunday. A good start would be with some tasty sausages and salami. At least that’s where I’m starting.
This week Team Fatted Calf has rolled out a wide assortment of excellent grilling friendly sausage. An easy start would be with the Pork Crepinettes with Red Wine Soaked Figs & Hazelnuts, wine soaked figs? FIGS & PIGS !!! Figs & pigs, a match made in heaven. There’s Boudin Noir, Calabrese, Merguez, Toulouse (that’s from France, eh), Chorizo and a few others. One of those others would be the Organic Grass fed Beef Hot Links. These bad boys would be perfect for Sunday. They should be cooked quite low and for hours with hickory smoke love. I’ll get a handful, me thinks. Please see their list in the F.C. Newsletter following.
The special this week are the Hoffman Farm Quail stuffed with Wild Mushroom Sausage. HA !!! That would be a nice way to go, one quail per drunken idiot. Although, you’d have to keep an eye on yer guests. Those quail have small bones and drunken fools can easily choke and make quite a mess if not careful.
As I’m reading down the list, it gets better. The Terrine section is outstanding; Guinea Hen Terrine, Pate Maison, Coppa di Testa (not sure, but that last word has me a little cautious), Duck Liver Mousse and the list continues. The next hop down is the Salumi department. A few handfuls of the Fegatelli and Petit Sec Aux Herbes would be a perfect snack every minute while you’re waiting for the grill to produce. Oh man, check this out, they’ve got Spanish Style Chorizo in salami form !!! I’ve had this quite a few times and it’s a must have. And last, but not least, don’t forget to pick up some bacon. You’re going to need some to wrap roasts, sausage & chicken pieces for the grill. Never forget the bacon.
And this pretty well wraps up Meathenge’s view on Fatted Calf’s weekly Newsletter. Please read on to see what else they have going on for this coming Saturday’s Farmer’s Market in Berkeley and I hope to see you there!
xo xo
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Perhaps you are the kind of person who lives for this coming Sunday. Or perhaps you are the kind of person who allows yourself on this one Sunday a year to be transformed into a beer chugging, sausage grubbing, couch potato demigod. And then again, perhaps you haven’t the foggiest idea what Sunday is and you were planning a nice little champagne brunch in an effort to defeat the winter doldrums.
Whoever you are, fiery fanatic, part time fancier or utterly indifferent, we at the Fatted Calf have something to suit your Sunday needs. We’ve got you covered whether you plan to dine on crispy, golden Hoffman Farm Quail stuffed with Wild Mushroom Sausage or feast on Nachos smothered in Spicy Mexican Chorizo. Bend the rules of half time’s snack time with Coppa di Testa and Salami Toscana. Defeat your doldrums with a little rillons smashed on toast or elegant rabbit boudin. This week it’s all pretty super.
See you at the market!
Saturday, February 4
Special
Hoffman Farm Quail stuffed with Wild Mushroom Sausage
Sausage
Pork Crepinettes with Red Wine Soaked Figs & Hazelnuts
Boudin Noir
Calabrese
Merguez
Sweet Italian
Toulouse
Chorizo
Breakfast Sausage
Organic Grass Fed Beef Hot Links
Devil’s Gulch Rabbit Boudin
Pates, Confits & Terrines
Guinea Hen Terrine
Pate Maison
Coppa di Testa (Made from Prather Ranch Pork)
Devil’s Gulch Rabbit Pate with Chives
Duck Liver Mousse
Duck Confit
Duck Rillettes
Rabbit Rillettes
Rillons (Made from Prather Ranch Pork)
Salumi
Fegatelli
Petit Sec Aux Herbes
Mortadella
Pancetta
Salami Toscana
Spanish Style Chorizo
Other Meaty Goods
Duck Demi
Glace de Viande
Sugo di Carne
Bacon