Trends in Restaurant Meats
While a number of restaurants have focused on growing trends in vegetarian or seafood cuisine, many top chefs are focusing on rekindling new ideas for beef recipes. These variations include ...
Organic Meat Producers
Today, a rising trend in organic beef production is stemming from the higher quality of the resulting beef. Many fine restaurants and natural grocery stores now carry USDA certified organic ...
A Look at Bison
As a high quality, lean alternative to beef, Bison is becoming increasingly popular for its sweet flavor and fine texture. A number of prominent chefs and grocery stores now carry ...
What USDA Grades Mean
The USDA has a complete system for grading cuts of meat for consumption, which reflects the overall quality of the beef, including its texture, color, marbling and health. The marbling, ...
Meat Safety Requirements
The USDA utilizes a comprehensive system for ensuring the quality of the meat production process, ranging from the care of the animals to the actual cultivation process itself. During the ...
Cuts of Meat
Highest Quality Beef
When selecting a cut of beef, it’s important to focus on the overall quality and texture that you are working with. While beef is rich in protein and nutrients, it’s important that you limit the fat and focus on serving portions that are lean, tasty and well textured. The most common high quality cuts today are sirloins (sirloin steak and top sirloin)...
Local
Local Beef Producers
With over 750,000 independent beef producers in the country, chances are you can find high quality local meat that is closer than you think. Nearly 1 in 3 farmers in the United States is involved in cattle production, resulting in over 100 million cattle in the country and providing a variety of fresh meat sources to restaurants, chefs and grocery stores throughout...
Cuisine
Trends in Restaurant Meats
While a number of restaurants have focused on growing trends in vegetarian or seafood cuisine, many top chefs are focusing on rekindling new ideas for beef recipes. These variations include new takes on traditional French cuisine, creating a new fusion variant that introduces new ingredients and ideas into rich, continental cuisine. Utilizing especially lean...
Health
Leanest Meat Cuts
For those looking for an extra lean cut of beef, the USDA defines “extra lean” as cuts with less than 5 grams of fat (no more than two grams of saturated fat) and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol in a serving (defined as 3.5 ounces.) Additionally, lean cuts can have up to 10 grams of fat and up to 4.5 grams of saturated fat in a serving. Keep in mind...
Gourmet Meat Cuts at Wolfgang Pucks
Review by: Culinary Editor
Wolfgang Puck has been an innovative chef, developing a variety of restaurants throughout the United States and Europe. Puck’s first major restaurant,...
