Turner & George
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Turner & George
Turner & George, located 4-5 minutes walk from Angel tube station is a butcher that focusses on classic British breeds like Angus, Hereford as well as rare native breeds of which some are UK ex-dairy, Galician Rubia Gallega, “Basque” beef, Spanish pork, British pork and lamb all reared with good standards of welfare. They also give a lot of importance to dry aging their meats longer than most other butchers. Sometimes up to more than 10 weeks! In the last few years though, a good part of their range has taken a dip. They have ditched the amazing meat supplier from Norfolk (supplied by Tom), one of the country’s best rare breed pork suppliers from North Yorkshire, the pedigree rare breed pork from (Tom G.) who occasionally rears Oxford Sandy & Blacks, the White Park beef from Devon, the pedigree beef from Cambridgeshire and the amazing poultry from Bradford-On-Avon which lately, has only been available about once every two years. We are talking about 6 suppliers of the highest order that have not only been ditched, but not replaced with anything worthwhile. I think that there is a problem of mindset and attitude from the owners. Nobody seems to care as much anymore. There is no ambition, there isn’t quite the passion and knowledge of produce that there was before, the buying has become very price conscious, definitely not as adventurous, resting on their laurels, becoming too content, too conformist. Nobody seems to be on the lookout for what the next exciting new thing is on the market. Instead, they’re more worried about their profit margins, saving the pounds & pennies more than anything else. Another big topic is the fact that with more shops than ever before, 3 in London, they’ve never shied away more from whole carcass butchery than in the last 12 months! Aside of the moral and ethical aspects behind whole carcass beef, often, butchers get the best picks from whole carcasses and that keeps the farmers & suppliers much happier and as a consequence, a win win deal for all. It's about time the owners get their act together, step in to micromanage, get round a table and ask themselves where are they going with this project. See you in 2 weeks Tony. Thank you!