Winter 2024

Photos from Vintage Butcher Shop
“We are not just for special events,”
Harrison adds. “We are here for everyday
meals too. We want to be your corner
butcher shop to stop by after work to pick
up nice ingredients for a decent dinner at
home.”
The butcher shop specializes in grass-fed
beef and pasture-raised meats. They carry
mostly Certified Angus Beef from a group
of farms in upper Iowa where the brand has
a certain set of standards. “If a farm wants
to be under that brand,” says Harrison,
“there are 10 points the farm has to meet. It
ensures high quality.
“Customers have access to the skills of a
professional restaurant right at the counter,”
says Harrison. “We can take care of
questions. Customers have access to that
kind of service, and also the same seasonings
we use in the restaurant.”
They always have the three big cuts - tenderloin,
ribeye and New York strip steaks.
These are available in choice and prime
with rich marbling. “I will be researching
what is available for Christmas,” Harrison
says. “While prime rib roast is popular at
Christmas, we also have prime chuck roast
that is juicy with a delicious beef flavor.”
The shop offers a selection for connoisseurs
of fine dining and home cooks. Along
with the top three dry-aged cuts, others
include porterhouse steaks and bone-in
cowboy ribeye steaks. They also have pork
tenderloin, ribs, chicken, lamb, and venison
and elk tenderloin from New Zealand
in the meat section. They will have turkeys
for the holidays.
“We also take special orders,” says Chef
Randall. “You can order something special,
and we will have it the next day or in two
days at least. We can customize. If people
want a thick steak, we can cut it as thick as
you want. We can accommodate anybody at
any price.”
Harrison is smoking different meats that
customers can pick up.
Fresh Gulf seafood is also a specialty
from Greg Abrams’ Seafood in Panama City,
Fla. When the fishing boats come in, the
seafood is packed and taken to the butcher
shop that day, generally arriving around
10:30 p.m.
“When we moved here,” says Chef
Randall, “we didn’t find any place that had
fresh Gulf seafood. We have fresh snapper,
salmon, red fish, black grouper, shrimp and
whatever is on the boat that is fresh. There
is not a place for that anywhere else here.”
They also have a good selection of lump
crab meat.
Other items available at the shop include
local Hornsby Farms jellies and pickles,
Stinson breads, Circle of Colors and
produce from farmers. They also have
wine, everything for building charcuterie
boards, cheeses, honey, gluten free pasts,
grits, crackers, Bronnier’s Brittle made in
Birmingham and many other curated pantry
items.
Non-food items include cookbooks by
Frank Stitt, glasses, dish towels and other
kitchen products. During the Christmas
season, they plan to have gift baskets
available.
Looking back over the past year opening
the restaurant and butcher shop, Chef
Randall says, “I love Auburn. The community
has been great, and everybody who
comes in here says thank you for doing this.
“We are very proud of it. It has turned out
really well. Auburn is a great place to be.”
Vintage 2298 Butcher Shop is located at
2298 East University Drive, Auburn. Hours
are Wednesday-Monday 10:30 a.m. until
6:30 p.m. and Sunday 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
For further information, call 334.521.5128
or go to Southern Culinary Cuts and Local
Provisions - vintage2298butchershop.com
56 EAST ALABAMA LIVING