New Service For NYC Carnivores . . .

[Butch]

http://www.thrillist.com/archives/2007/03/fresh_meats.html

THRILLIST New York
Friday Mar 30, 2007
Fresh Meats

Most chefs obsess about things you couldn't give a damn about -- like regional seasonal vegetables, or just vegetables. For zealotry that will stir your soul and soil your apartment, try Fresh Meats.

[Thrillist - Fresh Meats] A dangerous new player in NYC's underground gourmet scene, FM is a group of relentless carnophiles who provide dinner parties the absolute freshest meat possible. This involves bringing a soon-to-be-delicious animal to your apartment, then taking it through all stages of preparation, starting in your bathtub, and ending in your oven. That's right: you choose an easy-to-smuggle, live delicacy (chicken, duck, squab, rabbit, even a snake or frog), and FM will lead it to your tub and do-what-must-be-done. Once it's dead and bled out, they'll work with the meat in less horrifying ways (cleaning the carcass, rending the cuts, stewing it in a delicate béchamel sauce, etc) until it's ready for a glorious presentation to you and any guests who haven't defected to a PETA tofu roast.

Of course, you might develop a hankering for veal or other larger livestock (or lack a tub) -- in which case you can venture out to FM's Queens headquarters for dinner and, if you're up to it, give an assist. This might sound disturbing, but it's a great option, especially given your own twin obsessions: eating nothing but the freshest, and not finding stray beaks in your shower drain.


Email [email protected] to set up some freshness

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[RoniMan]

i'm all about eating meat. but reading this article made me sick....ughh :toxic:

[redcolours]

THIS is thrill-seeking/disturbing/dangerous? geez, what a bunch of pansies.

we did this thing regularly on my grandparents' farm when i was a kid.

i remember i was 7 when my aunt would ask me to help them prep a live chicken or a duck. i sat there and held the feet together while they bled it.
or id watch in the sides when they prep a LIVE goat or a sheep or a pig they planned on for a big block feast.

its just the way that article is written, it sheds the preparation in a bad light (then puts a disclaimer on). maybe because its in an urban setting, that it its not "acceptable", or just plain "disturbing".

i mean, how does veal, or T-bone steak, or chicken thighs, or pork ribs get to be that way in the freezer section? The answer: they are are harvested from plants that grow them!!! yes!

whatever.

pansies.

[zenbooty]

There's a time and place for everything, and my bathtub, or NYC apartment for that matter, is not the place for slaughtering livestock. And agreed RC, I fail to see what is thrilling about this. Frankly, people who are thrilled by killing should best be kept as far away from it as possible.

[Jeffbx]

Ummmm... yeah. Freshly killed fish? Sure thing. Tastes better.

Freshly killed beef or chicken? Does it really taste any different that the stuff that's a couple of days old? I'm gonna go ahead and doubt it.

Maybe for people who were in therapy too many times for killing small animals & they want to take another stab at it (so to speak)?

[Jcranmer]

If I really thought about it enough, I would be a vegetarian.

It's not like I don't know how meat gets to the table, it's just that I choose not to dwell on it. It I did, I would eat nothing but salads.

This is just weird and a little disturbed.

Just a personal opinion, I'm not trying to judge anyone else.

[Napoleon54]

Fresh is best.

A friend and I were having a conversation along these lines this past weekend. Both he and I grew up in rural areas where, instead of buying meat by the pound at the grocery store, it's common practice to buy meat by the animal. Buy a cow, or half a pig, etc from a farmer. My friend was telling me how when he was young his parents took him with them to the farm and pointed to the cow they wanted to buy, then watched as it was knocked in the head and the butchering started. Similarly when I was growing up we raised pigs. When they got big enough we'd put a .22 bullet between the eyes, slit the throat, bleed them out, and butcher them ourselves. We also shot and butchered deer, rabbits, squirrels, gamebirds, etc, and also caught and cleaned a lot of fish. Rarely did we have any meat that came from a supermarket.

Some of the comments in this thread are way off base so far. Killing things for enjoyment isn't the point. It's about understanding where meat comes from and wanting to not be ignorant or naive about it. Death is a part of life; things must die so that we can live. Taking part in that, or at least being aware of it, gives one a greater appreciation for one's food. It's a sad statement about society that this fact is becoming tabboo. In a way, I'd say it's disrespectful to the animal if you're unwilling to acknowledge where meat comes from- it's belittling the animal's sacrfice.

That being said, there's nothing better tasting than a fried deer heart that's so fresh it never had a chance to get cold. Mmmm!

[zenbooty]

Some of the comments in this thread are way off base so far. Killing things for enjoyment isn't the point. It's about understanding where meat comes from and wanting to not be ignorant or naive about it. No, you're way off base. Read the article again, and see that THIS program is not at all about understanding where meat comes from (as if I gotta have an animal killed in my tub to "understand" the whole food chain concept :rolleyes:). Its nothing but sheer spectacle, witnessing slaughter as some sort of visceral experience. They're getting their press from a group called "Thrillist," fer cyin' out loud! At best its a way for monied dilletantes to try and get some of that "country farm experience" or something in the comfort of their own city apartments, which just sounds abso-fugging-lutely ridiculous.

[Napoleon54]

No, you're way off base. Read the article again, and see that THIS program is not at all about understanding where meat comes from (as if I gotta have an animal killed in my tub to "understand" the whole food chain concept :rolleyes:). Its nothing but sheer spectacle, witnessing slaughter as some sort of visceral experience. They're getting their press from a group called "Thrillist," fer cyin' out loud! At best its a way for monied dilletantes to try and get some of that "country farm experience" or something in the comfort of their own city apartments, which just sounds abso-fugging-lutely ridiculous.

Firstly, we're dealing with second-hand information here. The article was not written by the company itself and quite clearly has a sensationalist tone to it. It would be unwise to judge the company solely based on this article.

Secondly, I found this (http://gawker.com/news/thrillist/fresh-meats-a-hoax-thousands-of-sadistic-foodies-left-blood+hungry-248390.php) when looking for more info. It's an April Fools Day hoax by Thrillist. No such company exists.

[Butch]

Secondly, I found this (http://gawker.com/news/thrillist/fresh-meats-a-hoax-thousands-of-sadistic-foodies-left-blood+hungry-248390.php) when looking for more info. It's an April Fools Day hoax by Thrillist. No such company exists.

I was wondering when someone was going to find that! ;) . . . worst April Fool's ever (especially since it was posted before April 1)

[zenbooty]

I was wondering when someone was going to find that! ;) . . . worst April Fool's ever (especially since it was posted before April 1)
Hah! Funny.

[oblongmelon]

my grandparents always killed their own chickens and ducks (and sometimes pidgeon) for dinners..it was just a way of life.