Come on up to North Beach. Join LaTrappe Belgian Bistro and Dave the Butcher for a very special valentines day. Dave will be joined by Chris Arentz, just back to San Francisco from 6 months butchering in Panzano Italy As well as Josh Kleinsmith from Piedmont Meats in Oakland. Dave and Chris will each be breaking down a whole pig in thier respective personal styles illustrating the butchering differences between the States and Italy.
There will be a full set menu of Belgian,Italian and U.S. pork dishes created by Dave, Chris and Chef Fai Visuthicho of LaTrappe. All menu items will be paired with a Belgian Bier.
This going to an amazing event. Tix are limited to 45 people.
Tix are available now at http://beerandbutcher.eventbrite.com/
or through www.latrappecafe.com

A perfect way to wrap up bier week!

Can’t wait to see y’all there!!!!

Starting in March i will be doing some hands on classes at the Ferry Plaza as well as with Urban Kitchen SF.  We are putting together a knife skills series that will be alot of fun. At Avedanos we are also putting a new class schedule together. Go to www.avedanos.com and get on the mailing list.
If you are in North Beach go check out the new mexican street food place Don Pistos at 510 Union st. at Grant. Go in and say hey to Pete. He is doing some really fresh and flavorful  food in a beautiful space. He just opened a few weeks ago and iam totally addicted. Great Place. Just what North Beach needed.
I went and had lunch at Barbacco today. Chef Staffan and Chef Sarah are a blessing to the food landscape of our fair city!. Great menu filled with delicious food. The interior is beautiful as well. Go check em out at 230 California St. Right next to Perbacco. www.barbaccosf.com Though be careful not to walk into the mirror. Hehehe.  Don’t forget to become a fan of Dave the Butcher on Facebook.

Ok here’s wishing everybody a happy and healthy New Year.

Stay tuned.

How many ways do you want?

Today Dave prepares for tomorrow’s “Butchery and Belgian Bier” event in the La Trappe kitchen in North Beach.

Dave at La Trappe on Saturday

Dave the Butcher and Mike Moore of La Trappe

Starting the goat carnitas

Dave the Butcher contemplates tomorrow's goat

La Trappe is located at 800 Greenwich Street, North Beach at the corners of Mason and Columbus Streets in San Francisco.

La Trappe, Grenwich at Columbus and Mason, North Beach

There are still eight tickets left for tomorrow, click here to join us!

David Budworth, aka “Dave the Butcher”, is proud to present an “An Evening of Butchery and Belgian Bier,” on August 23, 2009, starting at 3pm.

“An Evening of Butchery and Belgian Bier” will feature special appetizers, Belgian biers, and goat entrees created by Dave The Butcher. From 4pm-6pm, Dave will break down a whole locally raised, all-natural grain fed goat. Dave will demonstrate different butchering techniques in preparing the goat into a variety of cuts, that will be raffled off after dinner, each paired with a Belgian bier.

The event is hosted and sponsored by LaTrappe Belgian Bistro, located at 800 Greenwich St. in North Beach, San Francisco, California. La Trappe features 18 rotating taps of Belgian ale, and a library of over 350 bottled Belgian ales. With both casual and formal dining areas, La Trappe hosts numerous events during the year, many associated with Belgian cuisine.

“An Evening of Butchery and Belgian Bier” is also sponsored by
Biagio Artisian Meats and Long Ranch of Manteca who are providing the goats for both the evening’s meal and demonstration.

Tickets are priced at $65 per person and include a range of appetizers, Dave’s presentation, one entrée paired with one Belgian bier, a dessert, and one entry into the raffle.

We will have a set menu of goat dishes, each paired with a belgian bier. Doors will be at 5pm with dinner at 6pm. I will also be breaking down a whole goat so you can ask questions about different cuts or the how and why of butchering. We will be raffling off the cuts of goat that i break down along with belgian biers.

I think we gonna try and keep it at 60 people max so get tix early. Tix will be avaiable at the events page at www.latrappecafe.com. We will hopefully have the page set by this week. If you don’t like pay pal and want a ticket,or have any questions, you can email me at dave@davethebutcher.com. Put butchery and belgian bier in the subject. We can work something out for you.

This going to a fun event. LaTrappe is an amazing spot in North Beach. We will be in the cellar bar which used to be a speak easy in the day.
I will post more by the end of the week when i get all the loose ends tied up. Hope to see you all there.

Cheers, Dave.