Belcampo Acknowledges Mislabeled Meat at Its Santa Monica Outpost

A cofounder of the pricey, sustainable restaurant and butcher shop said ”protocols both for sourcing and communicating product origin to customers were not being followed”
Rebekah Brandes • Los Angeles Magazine • May 27, 2021
A high-end eatery in Santa Monica has admitted to masquerading factory-farmed meat as grass-fed and sourced locally from their own sustainable farm. A former employee of Belcampo Restaurant & Butcher Shop on Wilshire Boulevard posted a series of...
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