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The vagaries of service at The Meat Co.

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Until recently, I was one of the few people I knew who had made it to The Meat Co. more than once. Whenever the name came up, the answer was almost invariably “Good, but way too expensive for a steak.” I don’t disagree, although the prize for the most expensive steakhouse in Abu Dhabi probably…

Meatballs

Sliced onions

For the first installment of By-the-book, a very simple recipe. My wife came home with some ready made meatballs the other day: my son had apparently decided that he wanted to try them. Of course, I couldn’t leave well enough alone, so I decided to improve a bit. First, I bought more meat to remake…