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The Evolution of Butchery in NYC (8:25)
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butchery, where have all the butcher shops gone?, Jake Dickson, visceral elements of butchery, in early 1960's most meat began being cut by highly automated packaging companies, 1843: private butcher shops become legal in NYC, Gustavus Swift transformed NYC's butchering trade, in recent years a new crop of butcher shops are popping up around the city, Marlow and Daughters, the tickler, captain beefheart,The Legalization of Private Butcher Shops in NYC (11:35)
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Roger Horowitz, Hagley Museum of American Enterprise, Putting Meat on the American Table, price was the biggest reason why New Yorker's warmed up to non-local meat, meat suddenly cheaper when brought in from Chicago, Jewish kosher law states that meat must be eaten within three days of slaughter, kosher law provided huge stimulus to local meat packaging industry, changing stature of butchers, self-serve meat, boxed beef, all the skilled work is being done by workers on assembly line, butchers now are getting meat that has been boned and cut and no longer requires the preparation skills once needed to be a butcher,Jake Dickson's New Butcher Shop (12:07)
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Dickson's Farmstand Meats: sources whole animals from farms in upstate New York and sells the meat to customers in NYC, how will butcher shop add value to Jake's existing business?, lack of processing facilities in northeast, value-added products, picking up right after slaughter and doing all the processing and packaging thereafter, Dickson's veteran butchers help customer prepare cut according to how they want to prepare meat,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
Hot Grease Introduction: Bodegas in New York (10:35)
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Nicole Taylor, Hot Grease, Roberta's, bodega, bodeguita means general store, covience stores owned by members of ethnic groups, Mia Sakai, what makes a bodega great?, kitsch factor, egg and cheese sandwiches, scratch tickets behind the counter, NYC department of health and mental hygenie, low fat dairy, food access, local communities, sugary drinks, healthy bodega initiative, there is a shortage of fresh produce, barrell drinks, BoHo bodega, www.bohobodega.com, five day pop up shop, alternative foods, 220 Lafayette St., natural alternatives,Pop Up Shops (10:27)
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a pop up shop is a marketing tool, became popular around 2004, pop up retail location that promotes a product or service, creates a press buzz, Brooklyn Flea, Manhattan doesn't have a Target, materials are taken from renovations, normally pop up shops are powered by one brand, Green Forrest, Planet, french onion dip, chili spice, 18 Rabbits, Veronica's Pure Bar, granola bars, www.bohobodega.com, most vendors are on the website, new locations for BoHo, Los Angeles,The Hot Five: Thanksgiving Foods (8:16)
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The Hot Five, Thanksgiving side dishes, first annual Brooklyn pie off, pie, pecan bourbon chocolate pie, pecan pie, macaroni and cheese, six eggs four cheeses and condensed milk, mashed potatoes, food processor, rice meal, Italy, Francesca Neiman, mixture of cranberry sauce mashed potatos and turkey sauce, crangravy, Italian Thanksgiving, ragu, thick meat sauce,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
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