199065 Mon Jan 20 15:07:42 -0800 2003 20 17 What's My Craving? 0 1061566 Does anyone out there know any restaurants that use grass-fed/organic meats? We LOVE to eat and now are trying to eat well! (Just finished "Fastfood Nation" - can you tell?) Mon Jan 20 15:07:42 -0800 2003 0 deb 1 1061625 I can't help you, but if you do find out anything, please come back and post about it. We've been cooking with grass-fed beef at home for awhile and it's been pretty consistently delicious. Tue Jan 21 10:33:09 -0800 2003 1061566 0 New Havener 1 1061731 Unfortunately, I do not live in the city and cannot help you with your specific quest, however, have you considered joining the Slow Food movement? It is an organization that originated in Italy and devoted to quality, sustainable foods. Check out the website Link: http://www.slowfoodusa.org Tue Jan 21 21:26:43 -0800 2003 1061566 0 docsconz 1 1061764 I recently read that Blue Smoke uses Niman Ranch meat, which is sustainably raised and grass-fed when the season is right. And I hear Lunchbox Co in the West Village has an organic burger--which may or may not be grass-fed. Please post about anything else you find. Wed Jan 22 09:34:26 -0800 2003 1061566 0 Tom Philpott 2 2167387 Only a small amount of Niman Ranch is grass fed, as reported on their own website. Finding restaurants that sell truly grass fed beef is going to be really hard. Eatwild.com lists 2 restaurants selling grass fed beef: savoy and some place called verbena. Looks like you'll be making it at home. Eatwild, again, has a lot of retail providers. Tue Jan 09 00:40:09 -0800 2007 1061764 24818 jasmurph 1 1061969 I read that the burgers at judson grill are niman ranch. Thu Jan 23 14:00:14 -0800 2003 1061566 0 liza j 1 2167218 Superfine in DUMBO makes a delicious, juicy grass-fed burger. Mon Jan 08 23:52:41 -0800 2007 1061566 48120 fiercemelon 1 2167888 Craftsteaks serve different types of beef, including corn-fed, grass-fed, and wagyu. Their grass-fed beef is from Hawaii, I think. You can check out their menu online. Tue Jan 09 03:10:26 -0800 2007 1061566 54254 kobetobiko 1 2168205 cafe brown serves grass fed beef. I have had a few very nice dinners there but I was not that fond of their wine choices. Tue Jan 09 04:48:13 -0800 2007 1061566 50260 evasue 1 3385044 I am right there with you on this quest, only mine comes from reading Omnivore's Dilemma. I've been cooking a lot of grass-fed meat myself, which is readily available at the Union Square Farmer's Market. Finding a restaurant that serves grass (or hay-fed in Winter) is tough. Here's what I know so far: Siggy's on Henry St. in Brooklyn has a grass-fed beef sandwich. Craftsteak has a grass-fed steak section, but obvi expensive. Blue Hill also, and also pricey. I had the venison there and it was amazing, as were the beets, but I digress. I've heard about Community Restaurant in I think the Harlem/ Columbia area, and Brown cafe downtown, but I haven't been to either yet. Ok, so I would LOVE some more places to try if you know of any. I've decided to only eat red meat if it's grass-fed, which is seeming to turn me into an accidental almost vegetarian... Thanks!! Mon Feb 11 07:19:12 -0800 2008 1061566 164265 Nancy816 1 3385056 Back Forty in the EV (11th and B) serves delicious grass fed burgers. They specialize in seasonal, localvore menu items. Lots of veggies, etc. Mon Feb 11 07:24:12 -0800 2008 1061566 13883 tatiana_nyc 2 3385226 I just checked out their menu and a couple of reviews based on your recommendation, and OMG, I'm obsessed. Thanks! Mon Feb 11 08:09:48 -0800 2008 3385056 164265 Nancy816 1 3386536 Cookshop on 10th Avenue and 20th has a great frass-fed burger! Mon Feb 11 13:00:56 -0800 2008 1061566 91135 liztish 1 3388817 Toloache, a new Mexican place in Midtown, serves, at least according to their menu, a grass-fed skirt steak. Tue Feb 12 06:13:21 -0800 2008 1061566 17668 banquo 1 3389061 Applewood if you'll travel to park Slope http://www.applewoodny.com/ Tue Feb 12 07:32:02 -0800 2008 1061566 28577 Jack_ 1 3389365 Williamsburg Diner has grass-fed burgers and I believe their steaks are grass-fed as well. Tue Feb 12 08:51:58 -0800 2008 1061566 165383 rsquare14 2 3389501 1. Dodo Cafe at 45 Peck Slip has grass fed burger on its menu for $12. It is quite tasty, especially with avocado. http://www.dodo-cafe.com/dodomenu.pdf 2. The Locavore's Guide to NYC can help you find grass fed and humanely raised beef, lamb and pork: http://www.localfork.com/locavoreguidenyc.aspx 3. The next book to read is 'Omnivore's Dilemma'. The book has a bit of an unfortunate title because it sounds as though there is a dilemma being omnivorous, the solution to which is to become vegetarian. But this is not the meaning at all. This book can be borrowed from any public library, and the intro and first chapter can be read on the author's website: http://www.michaelpollan.com/omnivore.php Tue Feb 12 09:22:43 -0800 2008 3389365 43443 eade 3 3390368 All of you people rock my world- thanks! Applewood has been high on my list, and I just made plans to go to Back Forty tomorrow night. Thanks for the websites too- I am always on Michael Pollan's and the Locovore's website already. This is a great little reference chain we've created here! Tue Feb 12 12:39:41 -0800 2008 3389501 164265 Nancy816 4 4249874 Another great place to get grass-fed meat is at Sidecar in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I'm pretty sure it's on 5th ave around 14th street. The grass-fed burger is delicious and so is everything else I've tried. Especially the gimlets! Mon Dec 15 22:27:12 -0800 2008 3390368 195642 arielagreen 1 5054193 Just rediscovered Bubby's in TriBeCa, which has grass-fed burgers and meatloaf. Meatloaf! Wed Sep 23 21:40:58 -0700 2009 1061566 1111575 balycooley 1 5139938 Although I haven't personally checked it out yet, Buenos Aires Argentinean Restaurant and Bar in the East Village is getting very good reviews on their grass fed steaks. Great posts. I second and recommend two superlative books, The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Righteous Porkchop by Nicolette Hahn-Niman ,an environmental attorney that eventually married Mr.Niman. Anyone interested in responsible, sustainable, healthy,organic, and delicious food, will find these two books illuminating. The Village Voice's Best of 2009 issue recently rated United Meats in Brooklyn as the best grass fed butcher shop. Stay safe and Buon Appetito,Phil <-----<<< United Meat Market Venue United Meat Market 219 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY (718) 768-7227 Edited Repost Thu Oct 29 07:49:23 -0700 2009 1061566 1119825 HeatSeekingMissive