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Martin Luther King, Jr Day Giveaway: Win This Sweet Little Bodum Grill

22 comments so far | January 16, 2012 | By

Win me, then keep me safe and wait for the chance to use me on Memorial Day.

NOTE: THIS  CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

We realize that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not the holiday most often associated with barbecue, but Bodum has offered us a few of their Fyrkat 13.4-inch portable charcoal grills to give away to a few readers this year, and we don’t want to wait until July.

They also come in a range of tropical colors tipped with red (lime, fire-engine red, orange–hell even the white is spiffy) and just looking at the cute little guys kind of makes these bitterly cold days we knew were going to arrive a little easier to deal with.

Here’s how to enter to win: In honor of future grilling on sunny summer days, tell us about your favorite city butcher shop in the comments below. Be sure to register with a real email address so we can contact you later if you win. We’ll pick a reader based on what we think is the best response: Extra points for those who lead us to best-of butcher shops we haven’t already tracked down for the online listings we co-manage with Edible Manhattan. (If you need inspiration, check out this list.)

With help from our readers on queries like the one above, we hope to build out our online directory so that it grows to include all the Edible-minded businesses we might be missing. The Fyrkat is one of a handful of things we hope to be able to award readers in monthly give-aways like this one this year, so stay tuned to our blogroll–the easiest way to do that is to sign up for our email newsletter, at right–for contests.

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  • Mcincone

    The Meat Hook

    Because they love what they do.

  • Anonymous

     
    G Esposito & Sons, with the giant pig greeting you outside on Court and the no nonsense policy inside, harkens back to what Caroll Gardens once was. It retains the old world Italian-American charm that still punctuates this neighborhood while embracing the new resients and making some of the best sandwiches in the world.

    Seriously, any one of the two dozen sandwiches on their menu will be life altering. Whatever you’re doing right now, if it isn’t ating a sandwich from G Esposito & Sons, stop it and go there.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t eat meat, but I could use this grill for my veggies! My favorite place to get vegetables is Hattie Carthan Market in Bed Stuy – delicious, fresh, and inexpensive! 

  • NBrick

    It was G Esposito & Sons when I was living in Caroll Gardens, but now I’m one block away from Marlow & Daughters and I’m always in there to buy duck heart, beef tongue, or other odds and ends.  

  • Aussiebabeny

    United Meat Market
    Windsor Terrace

  • skr

    Knickerbocker Meat Market in Chelsea! A retro butcher shop with character + beautiful prime cuts of organic meat at affordable prices. While I don’t live in Chelsea I stumbled upon this butcher shop on a walk home from work. I was drawn in by the photographs of turkeys at an organic farm on the shop window and ended up walking out with a beautiful hanger steak, some veggies and pre-prepped sides.

  • Sarah B-C

    Ottomanelli and Sons in the West Village was the first real butcher shop I ever went to and is still my favorite. You walk in and feel like you have stepped back in time. The brothers are always there, offering you everything from aged cuts of beef to wild boar shoulder and venison, along with advice on how to cook it. Despite now living closer to a newer butcher shop, which I also love, Ottomanelli and Sons will always hold my heart for its old world charm and its wide array of meat options. 

  • Anonymous

    My neighborhood spots are good enough that I don’t have to travel far: Paisanos on Smith has a great variety of good meats at reasonable prices, and for Fish it’s Fish Tales on Court; those guys are incredibly helpful.

  • Larissa Kyzer

    I don’t eat much meat, but when I’m taking a ‘meat holiday’ for a special BBQ, I get locally-sourced sausages, chicken, bacon (and delicious cheese!) from the Brooklyn Victory Garden in Clinton Hill. It’s not a butcher shop, but they have a lot of interesting options (rabbit sausage recently) and super helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable people work there. For fish, I always love to ride my bike down to the Red Hook Fairway. Great selection with good prices and detailed information about how/where the fish were caught/farmed.

  • British Brooklynite

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE Marlow and Daughters! They make fresh sausages every day…a little bit on the expensive side but worth it for sure!

  • Anonymous

     When I moved to Manhattan, I was lucky enough to live just across the street from Schatzie’s. The Upper West Side can feel sterile and impersonal at times, but from the second I stepped into Schatzie’s, I knew I lived in a real neighborhood. Having a kitchen more properly sized for an EZ-Bake than any real kitchen equipment didn’t keep me from stopping in at least once a week, even if it was just to stare lustily at the cuts of meat I couldn’t afford. I’ve just moved to Brooklyn, so now I have a real kitchen (with counter tops, no less!) and outdoor space that I can actually grill on without the possibility of dropping hot coals on passing pedestrians. Of course I haven’t found a nearby butcher who can sell me some bangers (for Sunday mornings), a marbled ribeye (for celebratory dinners) or procure me a nice, fat rabbit (for when you need a nice, fat rabbit), but I’m sure he’s out there somewhere. Until then, I know there’s one just 45 minutes away on the 2 train.

  • Matthew Wilkes

    Fleisher’s Park Slope, bringing the grass-fed and organic meats featured in their Kingston store to Brooklyn, true to their own description of being “an old-fashioned butcher shop offering meat free of hormones or antibiotics and full of real farm flavor.”

  • Anonymous

    Oh, how I love Staubitz at 222 Court in Cobble Hill (although it feels more Carroll Gardens). The tile floor and the tin ceiling. The super nice butchers, who will always give useful advice if you ask. And the fact that, although some people spend a hundred dollar at a time, they are totally nice to  me when I buy my half-pound of freshly ground lamb (recently upped from $3 to $3.50) or a single chicken breast. 

  • Briana

    I love the Coop but they can’t come close to Fleisher’s in Park Slope. My boeuf bourguignon would be lost without them.

  • Larry

    The MEat Hook  since they have everything i want and is good quality. In addition they have cooking classes, tastings and a kitchen supply store all in one

  • Anonymous

    I suggest the Staubitz butcher shop. They are the best butchers in the New York area. Their meat is fresh, their staff is friendly, and knowledgeable. Staubitz has hard to find meats like bison and rabbit. Staubitz Market was established in 1917 by John Staubitz, now run by John McFadden and his son for the past 40 years. John McFadden is a philosopher as well as a butcher, ask him the big life questions.
    Staubitz Marketstaubitz.comMeat market offering beef, lamb, game meat and birds, pork, veal, imported items, specialy sausages, caviar, and foie gras.222 Court Street  Brooklyn, NY 11201-6405(718) 624-0014

  • Peter Durnin

    Tiberio Custom Meats. Adam Tiberio knows his trade. Has collaborated with Frank Prisinzano at Sauce Restaurant. Head butcher at Dickson’s Farmstand. Creator of the Tiberio Steak. And, from what I have read, is planning to open a storefront in Brooklyn. Would make sure to keep an eye out for more news of this venture.

  • BBQ Billy

    I like the guys at United Meat Market in Windsor Terrace, and they do a great job preparing roasts to your liking. However they seem to cater to the “know your farmer” concept and it’s hard to learn where the meat actually comes from. Which is why I love The Meat Hook up in Greenpoint/Williamsburg. Those butchers know their farmers, know their meats, and can custom order and prep just about anything you could ever want. I’ve gone in several times for very specific cuts of ribs for barbecue competitions and they are super accommodating and good at what they do. Plus their sausages and prepared items are delicious.

  • BBQ Billy

    Whoops… Meant to say United does NOT seem to cater to the “know your farmer” concept. Still good guys though!

  • Schleeps

    When it comes to meat, the ONLY place to buy is The Meat Hook on Frost St and Meeker in Williamsburg.  The peeps behind the butcher counter not only take pride in their cuts and cures, but their customers as well.  The dudes will remember your name every time and will perhaps slip you a little something extra on occasion (Thank you, Meat Hook, for the free pig trotter and the tasty tipple–whiskey & peppermint schnapps shot–over the holidays!).  For quality, visit The Meat Hook, for stellar service, visit The Meat Hook, for bottomless meat knowledge and classes, visit The Meat Hook.  

  • Joan Mulry

    Agree with the Meat Hook, but also must recommend Faicco’s Pork Store on 11th Avenue between 65 & 66 Streets in Brooklyn.  Been around since I was a kid and always the place to go.  Their sausages on the grill – yum.

  • Greg

    Heritage Meat Shop is my favorite butcher shop because it provides something it’s neighborhood desperately needs. Nevertheless, the staff treats your meat with the utmost care and attention to detail. Also, they do not overcharge you. Best of all, they care about where there meat comes from and offers materials to prove that. This place is a true gem, not just of the LES, but all of Mameat nhattan. Props to this proper meat shop.