Artsy fartsy shot alert! Yup, it’s cold & wet outside and we’ve been inside too darned long. I’m ready to take photographs of someting other than family & food, even if it is a stick.
Equipment used: Nikon D70 on tripod sportin’ a AF D 60mm 2.8 micro lens wide open with a kiss of flash.
Ya know, after what Fatted Calf produced throughout the holidays I thought for sure we’d see Taylor at the stall on Sunday looking bruised and haggered from no sleep, with maybe two packages of sausage left. I’m really impressed at the list for this coming Saturday. Especially using some fancy Chanterelles for the pork crepinettes, neat eh? Something else to consider, you really should stop by and pickup a little jar of Duck Demi Glace or the Glace de Viande, two wonderful meat stocks. Adding a dollup of one will make your couscous dish quite special indeed, gravies improve beyond your expectations. Too nice to pass up. You go see, on Saturday.
Xo Xo

Ahhh. Back to Normal. Doncha love it? Yeah, yeah, the holidays are great. The shopping, the cooking, the eating, the gifts,the friends, the family. Don’t get us wrong, we love all that stuff, but it IS nice to have things quiet down a little. It’s been extra-great for Team Fatted Calf to look back on our first full year at the Berkeley Farmer’s Market. It’s where we first met Guy from Meathenge.com, Jan from Blue Bottle Coffee, Laurel from Frog Hollow, and all of the kooky BFM regulars. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but right near the top are the hipster guys in flannel shirts and kilts, the couple outfitted in full hiking regalia, down to walking sticks and empty (?) backpacks (“We should be able to make Milvia by nightfall”, we imagine them saying), and the uh, gentleman in the super short,red running shorts; season, fashion, age appropriateness and fitness levels all thrown to the wind. Yup, it’s THE best people watching in the world. As far as the market regulars who actually shop the FC stall, instead of just entertaining us by passing by, there are far too many to name and thank-but please know we appreciate you all, every Saturday, rain or shine. And to show you just how much we do, T & T have whipped up some amazing Crepinettes with Chanterelle mushrooms, and there are still Petite Jambons-for those who missed out over the holidays, or who just need more. And, people, PLEASE, buy some Duck Demi or Glace de Viande, and try it: seriously, you are missing out on one of the easiest ways to make your cooking better if you pass them up.
Also Important: T & T need some serious sun and sack time, so they will be winging down Mexico way. So, then, no Markets for them on Tuesday, 1/11 or Saturday 1/15, but they will be tanned, rested and ready on Tuesday, 1/18.
Saturday, January 8, 2005
SPECIAL
Petite Jambon
Sausage
Pork Crepinettes with fresh Chanterelles
Merguez
Hot Italian
Sweet Italian
Toulouse
Mexican Style Chorizo
Breakfast Sausage
Andouille
Pates, Confits & Terrines
Pate de Campagne
Duck Pate
Duck Confit
Duck Rillettes
Pork Rillettes
Pork Confit Terrine
Cured Meats
Garlic Salami
Red Wine Salami
Pancetta Toscana
Fegatelli
Other Meaty Goods
Ham Hocks
Duck Demi
Glace de Viande
Sugo di Carne