568032 Tue Oct 28 09:13:41 -0700 2008 3 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 4134278 I'm looking for a place up 270 (we are at exit 16) to get different meats than you can find at a local butcher of grocery store. Hare, veal or beef cheeks, offal, etc... Nothing in DC proper please. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Tue Oct 28 09:13:41 -0700 2008 71887 jrl2929 1 4134447 The Amish market in Germantown carries rabbit at the poultry counter. You might also be able to call ahead there for any unusual cuts. Tue Oct 28 10:42:25 -0700 2008 4134278 132385 reiflame 1 4135297 If you can go east, you should check out JW Treuth and Sons in Oella. That is between Ellicott City and Catonsville. I found them here on Chowhound on threads like this: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/531226. They butcher their own cows, so I think they have all the parts you could want. For more, this is a blog post: http://howchow.blogspot.com/2008/09/jw-treuth-and-sons-in-oella.html Tue Oct 28 18:25:49 -0700 2008 4134278 198692 HowChowBlog 1 4135350 Many Latino markets with a meat section would have beef cheeks for barbacoa. That being said, I don't know if the markets in Gaithersburg or Frederick have fresh meat. Lily's in Columbia does and certainly Treuth & Sons in Oella has every part of the cow, but that's sort of out of your way. Tue Oct 28 18:50:36 -0700 2008 4134278 78012 treetop tom