Long Boat of Lamb
November 24th
Hi all, Its the start of another week and its raining here. Just been playing about this morning and have done a new revised Long Boat! This time minus the cabbage leaf! It has been a busy few days here but things are at least now getting back to normal, we have started this week to [...]
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Christmas, Young Butcher of the Year
Tags: Copas Turkey, Lincolnshire Chine, long boat of lamb, Stuffed Chine
End of the week!
November 21st
Hi all, Just finished one of busiest Saturdays ever!! Been one long queue all day! The goat sausages didn’t last very long! Sold out just after eleven o’clock! Also just launched our new pies, we are doing two fillings, Beef Bourguignon and Steak and Lincolnshire ale. I decided that it was silly to compete with [...]
2 Comments Curried Goat Sausages, Young Butcher of the Year
Tags: beef bourguignon pie, Lincolnshire Chine, Steak and Lincolnshire ale pie
Is it the end of the week already!
November 20th
Morning all, Been a very busy few days here. Yesterday I did a radio interview for Alan Sennett’s Farming Programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire which will be on air Sunday morning. Also found out that we are one of the regional finalists for the Countryside Alliance’s Rural Awards! Which we are very excited about and [...]
3 Comments Curried Goat Sausages, Young Butcher of the Year
Tags: Countryside Alliance Rural Awards, Curried Goat Sausages
Feet haven’t touched the ground!
November 18th
Hi All, Just managed to grab a second to let you know how it’s going. Been in all the local papers this morning and appeared on BBC Look North last night! Also have been on BBC Radio Lincolnshire! Been really busy here today in the shop despite the weather! Jim
It’s official!
November 17th
Hope you all managed to catch BBC Young Butcher of the Year last night, I watched it from behind a cushion, bit like Dr Who! I thought they did a really good job of editing it, still plenty of bits that made me cringe! Hope everyone enjoyed it and I look forward to hearing what [...]
Success at Smithfield Awards!!
November 16th
Hi Everyone, I have just finished hanging new certificates up in the shop, so thought I would tell you about them. We were over the moon last week to win nine Smithfield Awards from the Q Guild, they are some of the highest awards in the meat trade. Odile and I went down to Butchers Hall [...]
Not long now!!
November 16th
Hi everyone, Not long now to wait till tonight’s programme, BBC Young Butcher of the Year. We are all really excited but bit nervous about seeing ourselves on TV. Worried I might look a bit of a dingbat! Busy doing all the usual Monday morning jobs, and a few extra, for the onslaught tomorrow! Here [...]
Jim Sutcliffe
November 10th
Hello and welcome to my Blog. My name is Jim Sutcliffe and I am 24 years old. I live in Lincolnshire and I am the Manager of a butchers shop in Louth called Meridian Meats Family Butchers. In time I hope to tell you all about our shop in Louth, what we do and how [...]
