Speaking of Meet Markets

Whoopsie, I mean meat markets. A progressive Dallas Dishers sends this SOS:

Is there a meat market where can I buy a good skirt steak?  I’m making a Latin dish for the missus. Also, what do you consider to be the best meat market in Dallas?

Used to be a time when only mom-and-pop markets like Rudolph’s in Deep Ellum  or David’s Meat Market in Garland were the only reliable places for butchering meat to order. Now we have Central Market and Whole Foods plus a couple of indy butchers—the last time I chased a great skirt steak was at La Michoacana. Delish and inexpensive.

 BTW, I have a bone to pick with butchers. I should say, I don’t find enough bones to pick up at butchers. Anyone else remember the good old days when you could go into any grocery store and get a bag of dog bones for almost nothing? Now the only bones I can find for my hounds are in the frozen section at Whole Foods. Yesterday I paid $8.79 for a package of beef marrow bones. Sure they’re excellent for making sauces and stocks, but pricey for my precious pooches. Oh, I take that back. Discuss.

Bill “Freckle Face” Addison is a Weiner

Whoopsie-doodle, I mean winner. (What would I do without Spell Check?) Anywhoo, I just intercepted a secret DMN company memo announcing:

“Bill Addison will receive a national Association of Food Journalists award for restaurant criticism. The other finalists are: Will Ferrell for Talladega Dinner Nights and M.F.K. Fisher’s Recipes from the Grave. The ranking of the three awards will be announced at a conference in October.”

Kidding, so, so, so kidding. Way to go, Freckle Face, I hope you beat the pants off of your true rivals Lee Klein of Miami New Times and Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post-it.

Best X-mas Gift? Box of Steak

I like giving booze as presents, probably because it’s something I wouldn’t mind getting (hint, hint). Next year, things will be different. The folks gave me the best gift ever: a box of juicy, red, S-T-E-A-K. 18 bad boys are sitting in my freezer. Actually, it’s more like 16 — they go well with purple garlic mashers and glazed carrots.

I’ve had a great strip from Allen Brothers, and heard good things about Coopers Meat Market and Lobel’s of NY. Go buy meat. Now.