Review: Steakhouse steaks at home, who sells the best meat?

Meat shortage? Not here. In a pandemic pivot, steakhouses have become retail butcher shops. Critic Brad A. Johnson buys steaks from five top restaurants to see how they compare.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • May 28, 2020
Apparently there’s a nationwide meat shortage. Disruptions in the supply chain are forcing grocery stores to ration steaks the same way they’ve been rationing toilet paper. Fortunately there’s a fork in the supply chain where, at least for now,...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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