The weather this past weekend was especially hot in St. Helena, where meat enthusiasts made matters even worse by firing up the coals for another episode of Primal, the annual orgy of butchery, fire roasting, eating and drinking, on the grounds at Chase Cellars. In addition to dishes made from almost every part of various pigs, lambs, beef, goats, chickens and more, features included a four-way bacon tasting, cocktails from our pals at Alembic, smoked oyster stout in bacon-rimmed glasses from Magnolia Pub and Brewery, loads of wines, salumi brought all the way from South Carolina, and even a few vegetables prepared by the folks at Ubuntu. more ›

This is another NSFV (Not Safe for Vegans) post, so consider yourselves warned. SF Weekly food blogger Meredith Brody snapped the pic at right of a whole steer that spit roasted and then butchered before an audience at a event Saturday night celebrating a week of events at the museum focusing on Futurism. We, ourselves, are simultaneously grossed out and drooling over the photo and this write-up by Brody, which describes how the meat slices were sent onto a conveyor belt around the room, slathered in mole, and served atop Tartine bread along with a bunch of yummy cocktails. more ›