Month: January 2018

After getting burned out on a teaching job, Erika Lynch, owner of a Waitsfield business called Babette's Table, became interested in curing. The Kentucky native packed up and headed to Gascony, France, with her partner and their two children to study classic French technique with master butchers Kate Hill and Dominique Chapolard. Today, less than a year after starting her business, Lynch's line of cured meats is Vermont's most extensive. …

Listeria monocytogenes is famous for the well-known name Listeria, which is a serious infection usually caused by eating L. monocytoenes contaminated food. Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous in the environment, including soil, water and vegetation. Listeria is noted as a serious infection because an estimated 1,600 people in the US contract it each year and on average 260 die. …

January 14 marks National Pastrami Day, a celebration of pastrami’s role in American culture and menus, and in honor of the occasion, the North American Meat Institute and Beef Checkoff have released a new online guide highlighting fun facts, trivia and interesting preparation ideas. …