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New event this sunday. 03.21.10

This sunday at Piccino in Dogpatch, Noon till 5pm. Come celebrate spring. I will be doing a butcher demo with a whole lamb from 4pm till 5pm. Come join me at this great little place. One of San Francisco’s hidden Gems for sure.
Chef Ginny Evans will be cooking up some amazing lamb dishes. If you have not had her food then you betta get on the boat! All the lamb will be souced through Avedano’s Holly Park Market.
Hope to see y’all there.
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Butchery & Belgian Bier

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!!!!

How to butcher a goat?

How to butcher a goat?

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 at La Trappe on Saturday



In addition to the “feature” of Dave breaking down an entire boer goat into specific meals live for his guests (utilizing the entire goat!), owners Mike Azalini and Mike Moore will be presenting appetizers and entrees featuring goat prepared by Dave matched with some of the three hundred-plus Trappist style, craft brewed ales they regularly serve at La Trappe.


Dave the Butcher and Mike Moore of La Trappe

Dave the Butcher and Mike Moore of La Trappe

Starting the goat carnitas

Starting the goat carnitas

Dave the Butcher contemplates tomorrow's goat

Dave the Butcher contemplates tomorrow's goat


The meals Dave creates tomorrow will be given away to guests in a raffle. Bar and appetizers begin at 3pm, butchery from 4-6pm and sit down dinner starting at 5.30pm.

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

La Trappe, Grenwich at Columbus and Mason, North Beach

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

Back Home.

With a thud the plane touched down. Back in San Francisco. Damn it’s cold here. I had an amazing time in San Diego connecting with dear old friends and meeting thier awesome kids.Many many thanks to John,Heather,Hunter and Logan. We shot some great footage of me cutting up a whole chicken as well as a leg of goat. I will be posting these soon

Now i need to crash. I gotta start cooking my goat necks in the morning for the saturday goat carnitas party.

Eat well. dave.