Eating Miss Piggy: Cochon Butcher

To celebrate the new muppets film coming out I think everyone needs to go to Cochon Butcher and indulge in some of the best cured pig you will ever encounter. Just listen to the description on their website and drool over these mouthwatering photos: "Inspired by old world meat markets, Chef Donald Link + Chef Stephen Stryjewski’s Cochon Butcher in the Warehouse District specializes in house made artisan meats + sausages made on premise." Old world meat markets? Hell YES! They must do some Voodoo magic on their pigs because this meat is so heavenly it'll have you dreaming about it melting in your mouth for months to come.

The sandwich featured above is just about the most feminine pork prep I've ever tasted; succulent pork belly, fresh mint, and cuecumber give Miss Piggy some good competition for the daintiest pig around. It's litterally mind alteringly good.

If you're more of a Porky Pig kinda guy then you must try the Cuban with cochan de lait. It's just the kind of meal that warms your heart and soul. If comfort food and sandwiches had a baby it would be this cuban. It's like a hug from the inside. Try it. You'll thank me.

The Grocery

There are two things in this world better than happy hour specials: Living Social and Groupon. For those of you who are not already signed up with these two lovely websites DO IT. Each site sends you an email with their daily deal. These deals often offer a service for half the price of their retail value. This includes spas and salons, vacation packages, and my favorite, Restaurants!

I first discovered the magic of these websites this summer when my lovely friend Joanna invited me to a fancy dinner to redeem one of her Living Social deals. After eating slow cooked pork belly and creamy polenta for half the price I was sold.

So I went right ahead and registered for this lovely service and now I buy deals all the time. The cupcakes in the last post were actually bought with a deal and so were the delicious sandwiches displayed here. The deal that led me to these mouthwatering sandwiches was an offer from The Grocery on St. Charles. Now this isn't any grocery store, in fact its not a store at all, it's a tiny sandwich shop famous for their pressed sandwiches and po boys.

Their list of pressed sandwiches is incredible, it took me literally a week of pa rousing their menu to decide what I wanted to try. In the end I settled on the alligator pork sausage melt, and it was AWESOME. Just spicy enough that it didn't extra condiments or hot sauce and somehow it the perfect amount of cheese, enough that it fully coats every bite, while also not overwhelming the sausage (and spilling everywhere).

We also tried the shrimp triple decker club sandwich, shown above. It was was fantastic. Very fresh and crisp, perfect for a hot day. Even Eric liked it, and it had avocado and bacon (two things he doesn't really like).

Another Living Social/Groupon success, time to buy some more!!!!