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Feb 28, 2017
DOMESTIC GOURMET: 5 Tips for Cooking Wagyu Beef at Home
Now a mainstay on gourmet menus, wagyu (literally: “Japanese cow”) was widely mislabeled as Kobe beef. While Kobe bee...
Jan 30, 2017
PORK BELLY: At Home
If you have been out to eat in the last few years, you probably have heard or seen the words “pork belly” on a menu o...
Dec 29, 2016
JERKY TO SUCCESS: What’s the Story on Beef Jerky?
Beef jerky– we’ve all seen the processed stuff: cookie-cutter bits of greasy meat, hanging in a row of colourful plas...
Nov 29, 2016
Learn More about Mangalitsa Pork
Mangalitsa or Mangalica (pronounced man-gal-eets-a) is a breed of pork that is gaining both recognition and appreciat...
Oct 15, 2016
The 411 on Hormones & Antibiotics in Meat
Once groundbreaking, scientific discoveries, the words ‘hormones’ and ‘antibiotics’ have almost become curse words in...
Sep 30, 2016
Certified Humane - What Does it Mean
Major Canadian chains like A&W, Earls and Sobeys made headlines recently by adopting “Certified Humane” programs ...
Aug 30, 2016
Certified Organic - What Does it Mean
The “certified organic” trend started in grocery aisles, but we see it in all sorts of products and services these da...
Jan 8, 2016
BUTCHERS’ BEST-KEPT SECRETS: The Truth from Behind the Counter
Since we are the ones that handle the meat from some of its earliest stages, D’Arcy’s butchers have seen it all. Fro...
Dec 25, 2015
GIVE YOURSELF AN EDGE: The Importance of a Sharp Kitchen Knife
We’ve all done it before: you head to the drawer or knife block, you grab a trusty blade, you go to work on an onion...
Dec 11, 2015
JUST SUET: Chewing the Fat About Your New Kitchen Essential
When it comes to pastries and deep-frying – butter, oil or lard are the most common ingredients. With growing health...
Nov 27, 2015
HEALTHY HOG: 5 Reasons to Include Pork in a Balanced Diet
While there has been a lot of bad press about processed pork recently, not every cut of pig is as unhealthy as bacon ...
Nov 13, 2015
BRAISE THE STEAKS: Flavourful, Affordable Braising Steak
The most common and universal steak available on the market anywhere in the world is generally known as braising ste...