"Know Your Cuts of Meat" took the form of more than an audience participation game on the "David Letterman Show" Saturday morning. It was a the principle that guided Butchering 101, a class taught by Taylor's Market owner and butcher Danny Johnson at the adjacent Taylor's Kitchen on Freeport Boulevard. Having wanted to teach it for years, Johnson was only able to make the class a reality this January, because Taylor's Kitchen opened early last year. The monthly class has consistently sold out, and it even received national press when Johnson was featured in Time Magazine. Saturday's class was again sold out, and 25 people surrounded the butchering school graduate to see him de-bone, sl

       The cheeseburger.  Is there anything so uniting and yet polarizing at the same time?  Everybody loves cheeseburgers.  What about the tree-hugging vegans, you ask?  They love cheeseburgers too, but the burger is made of bulgur and whey and twigs, and the cheese is made of soy, whatever that is.  The top-selling vegan product today is the veggie burger.  That's a fact.  Look it up. And when you do, let me know what you find out, because I'm using the word "fact" very loosely here.   The point is, everyone loves burgers. There you go, we're united. So if we can agree that everyone loves burgers, why are they so polarizing? Because your favorite burger probably isn't my favorite bu

Bill Taylor knows a thing or two about quality meat. Taylor, owner of the iconic Willie's Burgers, recently opened Iron Steaks located in Land Park Sacramento neighborhood.  "We wanted good quality that you can find at the best steakhouses, but price it reasonably," said Taylor.  Meals are served in family-style portions to share.  A sample dinner can include crab cakes, seared Ahi crusted with toasted almonds for appetizers, a 48 oz. porterhouse (which serves up to 6) served on a cast iron platter for an entrée, and green beans and sautéed mushrooms with demi-glaze for sides.  Each entrée is served with coleslaw and beignets, a type of fried dough.  "A typical evening meal with three

EARTHLINGS FREE • LIMITED SEATING • ONE NIGHT ONLY • DON’T MISS IT • FREE www.earthlings.com Where: SACRAMENTO BICYCLE KITCHEN 1915 I Street (between 19th and 20th, along the railroad tracks). NOTE: Seating is limited. Please bring a lawn chair or two if you can. When: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009 Time: 7:00-10:00 PM Director’s featurette at 7:30 EARTHLINGS at 8:00 About the film: EARTHLINGS (95 mins), written and directed by Shaun Monson and narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, is about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment, and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan Maker” for its sensitive footage shot at