"Ayup, we serve it up local in heeya"

Last weekend in Boston we stumbled upon a place called Savenor’s Market on Charles St. There are two locations, this one and the one in Cambridge, which has been there since 1939 and was, reportedly, Julia Child’s butchery. Lots to love about this place: heritage, discernment, knowledge. It bills itself as a "gourmet butcher shop and high-end grocer," though grocery was a little light. But the meats...

Savenor's hangs its hat on sourcing with a purpose. Local, organic, grass-fed, sustainably-raised beef/lamb/pork/poultry. They know the purveyors, which you really don't see too often outside of that overrun farmer's market. And high-quality seafood (sushi grade tuna, organic salmon... am I the only one who didn't know that fish could be organic?). They’ve also got an exceptional selection of not-your-typical-proteins like like squab and python and kangaroo and alligator, which incidentally all make very nice boots. And if you find yourself in a pinch and fresh out of rendered duck or goose fat, you're covered there too. After all, that cage free chicken ain't gonna fry itself.

One thing I didn't notice was wine, which I assume is the result of a legal prohibition otherwise it’s a glaring oversight because even a small but well-curated selection would go a long way. 

So order up. If you're local, they'll get it to you via bike messenger. If you're not, they'll get it to you some other way at what I can only imagine to be an exorbitant cost but hey, squab boots just a phone call away…

SAVENOR'S MARKET
160 Charles Street 

Boston, MA 02114
617/723-6328
http://www.savenorsmarket.com/site/