Welcome

Welcome to the new Lobel’s Culinary Club.

In the years since we launched our Web site and online butcher shop, the Lobel’s Culinary Club has become the cornerstone of our communications with our customers old and new. Our e-mails span the latest news about products and promotions to help you plan peak dining experiences for family meals, special events, and casual entertaining.

A fundamental part of the Culinary Club content comes from our unique perspective as butchers on meat handling and preparation. And while there are many recipes to share, we want to help you go beyond specific recipes to a wider world of in-depth explorations of cooking techniques. When you understand the fundamentals, you are free to invent your own culinary masterpieces.

We believe the more you know about preparing the finest meat money can buy, the more you will enjoy serving it to your family and friends.

With the launch of our expanded Culinary Club, we’ve created a living archive of knowledge that is gleaned from past e-mails and will grow with future e-mails.

Within the Culinary Club, we hope you’ll find numerous and useful resources to enhance your confidence in preparing the finest and freshest meats available, and ensure your absolute delight with the results.

For your dining pleasure,

lobels Signature

Stanley, David, Mark, and Evan Lobel

Cut of the Month: Leg of Lamb

On March 10,2014 In cut of the month , easter , lamb , passover , spring , recipes & techniques , recipes & techniques , holidays , food history

The Lobel family of Lobel’s Prime Meats in Manhattan and Lobel’s of New York online butcher shop are fourth- and fifth-generation butchers. With our Cut of the Month series, we will bring you their wealth of knowledge and expertise on specific cuts of meat, including their unique characteristics, preparation methods, and how to select the best cut.

Lamb is often on our minds come March. The spring holidays are just around the corner, and lamb is a popular selection for both Passover dinners and Easter celebrations. Likewise, the old English proverb about March weather also brings lamb to mind: March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. For these reasons, we’ve selected Leg of Lamb for this month’s Cut of the Month.

Cooked - Leg of Lamb

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Cajun-Creole Unmasked

On February 13,2014 In food history , mardi gras , holidays , stewing , beef , sausage

Imagine it’s Mardi Gras, and you are walking down Bourbon Street—the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Merry makers—many with a Hurricane or other libation in hand—flood the streets and revel all around you, all the while collecting as many strands of cheap beads as necks and inhibition allow.

Against the crowd’s noise, blues, jazz, zydeco, ragtime, and more pour from every filigreed cast-iron balcony and open doorway at every club, music hall, dive, and juke joint up and down the boulevard. Street merchants lend their own cadence hawking trinkets, gewgaws, and souvenirs.

And what cuts through all that clutter and sputter are the aromas that waft into the proceedings from the restaurants, food stalls, and street vendors. So varied. So pungent. So enveloping. So intoxicating.

You’ve just gotta have something to eat.

Mardi Gras beads - purple, green, gold, orange, blue

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Sweet Ideas for Valentine's Day

On January 9,2014 In recipes & techniques , social media , valentine's day , holidays

Valentine’s Day only comes once a year—making it the perfect excuse to indulge in delicious treats! Whether you stick with traditional staples or try a new recipe, no Valentine’s Day menu would be complete without a few delicious desserts.

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The Twelve Days of Meatmas.

On December 20,2013 In holidays , christmas

Meatmas

For the 12 Days of Meatmas, click here!

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New Video! How To Make Cranberry Sauce

On November 17,2013 In holidays , in the kitchen with lobel's , recipes & techniques , thanksgiving , videos

Freshly made cranberry sauce to complement your Thanksgiving turkey is the best! Making a delicious cranberry sauce is very simple—and it’s even easy to put your own personal touch on it with additional ingredients and flavors. Watch as we show you how to make a simple fresh cranberry sauce with cinnamon and orange.

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Just Desserts: Traditional Thanksgiving Pies

On November 14,2013 In thanksgiving , holidays , entertaining

When it comes to dessert on Thanksgiving Day, everyone has his or her favorite type of pie. You start eying the sweet treats before dinner and strategize which flavor (or flavors!) you will save room for.

And while less traditional pies such as chocolate, coconut cream, blueberry, raspberry, and lemon chiffon—even cheesecake and crostada—are enjoyed on Thanksgiving, four traditional standards still take center-stage when it comes to Thanksgiving desserts: pumpkin, apple, mincemeat, and pecan.

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Desserts for Valentine's Day

On February 7,2013 In holidays , valentine's day

A Valentine’s Day without dessert is like a night without stars. They simply go hand in hand.

A dessert on Valentine’s day isn’t just a sweet way to end the meal–it can be a great gift as well! To make the best dessert for your Valentine, just be sure to keep that special someone in mind when choosing your recipe, ingredients, and presentation. Whether store-bought or home-made, sweets are a sure way to show you care.

Chocolate

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Foods of Love

On February 7,2013 In food history , valentine's day , holidays

Food is one of the most potent arrows in Cupid’s quiver.

While actual scientific cause-and-effect evidence may be lacking, the power of suggestion imbues certain foods with the ability to enflame the heart of the object of your passion with overwhelming desire, leading ultimately to surrender—in other words, love.

If only it were that simple.

Sweetheart Steak

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Everything Thanksgiving

On November 1,2012 In ask the butcher , entertaining , poultry , roasting , thanksgiving , videos , holidays

In many American families, Thanksgiving is the biggest and grandest meal of the year. Traditions abound, from what is served and what dishes are used to who sits where during the meal. Over the years, we’ve offered our customers a lot of advice about Thanksgiving dinner preparation. So here is a round-up of past posts for your Thanksgiving-dinner-cooking convenience!

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Fall Finger-Foods: Inspiration for Spooky Starters

On October 9,2012 In autumn , entertaining , halloween , social media , holidays

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween get-together or looking to feed your family with festive fun finger-foods before they head out for a night of tricks and treats, check out our new board on Pinterest for some inspiration!

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Cut of the Month: Leg of Lamb

Cajun-Creole Unmasked

Sweet Ideas for Valentine's Day

The Twelve Days of Meatmas.

New Video! How To Make Cranberry Sauce

Just Desserts: Traditional Thanksgiving Pies

Desserts for Valentine's Day

Foods of Love

Everything Thanksgiving

Fall Finger-Foods: Inspiration for Spooky Starters