Buying pink veal in London

[shilly]

Hi there

Does anyone know where you can buy organic pink veal bones for stock in London? I'm after a shop, rather than mail-order.

Thanks

Steve

[MobyP]

Have you asked around at Borough? I don't know if they're organic, but the chances are good, and they sometimes help me out with some veal bones.

[endless autumn]

there's a butcher in blackheath which does outstanding veal:

gg sparkes

24 Old Dover Road

London SE3 7BT

020 8355 8597

give them a go...

[PoppySeedBagel]

You could try the Ginger Pig off Marylebone High St (Moxon St) - there's also one at Borough Market

[jackal10]

I bought some in Tesco last week.

Waitrose usually have some (might not be organic)

[PoppySeedBagel]

Or have you thought of mail order if you definitely want organic? (I'm not sure if Ginger Pig is)

[shilly]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone

Steve

[MobyP]

You could try the Ginger Pig off Marylebone High St (Moxon St) - there's also one at Borough Market

Are they open now? I heard they had teething troubles.

[PoppySeedBagel]

Moby The Ginger Pig was open last Friday when I went - selling some beautiful-looking sirloin. Right next to La Fromagerie, so two good reasons to go to Moxon St

[oenomania]

Lidgate in Holland Park is usually a good bet.

[MobyP]

Lidgate in Holland Park is usually a good bet.

They seem to have headed more towards the pre-packaged/prepared meats and away from old style butchery, for my money. A shame.

[Jonathan Day]

For real old-style butchery, growly service and all, try Dove & Son, on Northcote Road SW11. They will give bones to a regular customer (you become one of these after roughly 5 years of steady custom) -- otherwise, they turn their bones into stock, which they freeze and sell. More expensive than a supermarket, but the products are first rate. Very good game in season as well. Moen's, on The Pavement, is also good, though I haven't asked them for bones.

[oenomania]

Lidgate in Holland Park is usually a good bet.

They seem to have headed more towards the pre-packaged/prepared meats and away from old style butchery, for my money. A shame.

What about Kingsland, on Portobello Rd?

[MobyP]

Lidgate in Holland Park is usually a good bet.

They seem to have headed more towards the pre-packaged/prepared meats and away from old style butchery, for my money. A shame.

What about Kingsland, on Portobello Rd?

That place looks great. I've bought a chicken from them, but nothing major. And I don't know about bones.

Doves has helped me out a few times - but I was 'nominated' to them (like a club) by a regular, and they began slinging more veal bones my way than I could handle. You have to watch out for the grump though. He's got a big knife.