The Butcher's Guild

CNN featured a special video of Rusty Bowers making his award-winning salami.

BG Members Are Planning Something Special

Our members are always up to something. From special dinners, to butchery classes, to festivals and food fairs, the calendar is packed. We will add events as they come in. Feel free to share any events you think we would like to know about in the comment section. Happy Meating! FOOD-CENTRIC: RESTAURANT EVENT or SPECIAL [...]
Future Butchers. Join Us.

As the old Kurdish saying goes, “If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.” If you are interested in a being butcher, its time to get your hands dirty. Many people begin by interning or staging at a butcher shop. Our members range from Cutters (meat cutters) to Curers (salumists, [...]
Heart. Source. Hand. Voice. Become a BG Member, TAKE THE OATH.

We are bound by THE OATH to do good work and create a strong industry where butchers are as common as the corner market. Where farmers get the support they need and our customers understand how important they are to us.
See what BG Members are saying about The Guild

Hear what some of our members are saying about The Butcher’s Guild. Quotes from Charter Members Chris Cosentino, Brad Farmerie, Matt Jennings, Guy Arnone, Angela Wilson, Kari Underly, and Mark DeNittis
Member Of The Week: Rachael Pepe

April 12 — Fresh from our trip to NYC for the IACP Conference, our MOTW is Rachael Pepe, AKA Pepe butcher at Marlow & Daughters in Brooklyn. We had the chance to meet Rachael in person finally and were just so impressed by her attitude and work ethic. The manager at M&D had to take a medical [...]
Member Interviews: Peter Hertzmann

May 8th, BG Member Interview: Peter Hertzmann City of Residence and Workplace(s): Palo Alto; Culinary Instructor at San Mateo County Jail MSTF (Redwood City), JobTrain (Menlo Park), and Sur la Table (Los Gatos) Photo & Links: http://www.hertzmann.com 1. What does being a member of The Butcher’s Guild mean to you? I joined the Guild with two [...]
BG Gear & Memberships!

The Butcher’s Guild is always looking to develop new products and programs for our members and for the butcher-loving public. We have many things in the works, so keep checking back at the BG Store for all your cutting, slicing, boning and butchering needs! And if you become a professional butcher, you will receive a [...]

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CNN featured a special video of Rusty Bowers making his award-winning salami.

Check out this video of BG Member Rusty Bowers making his award-winning salumi.

Salt and Time Short with Ben Runkle

Check out this beautiful short film profiling butcher and former vegan Ben Runkle.

A Good Butcher and Chef is an Inspiring Thing

Here’s some of what you missed at IACP with Adam TIberio and Matt Jennings. Brought together by The Butchers Guild.

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March Meat Madness: America v. Pink Slime

A pink slime-ploration from Maya Hann-Byrd, BG Meat Correspondent: In the food industry, March was the month of pink slime. Over the last month there has been a huge public outcry against this “lean, finely textured beef”. Within two weeks of starting an online petition to stop the use of pink slime in public schools, over [...]