Tag: Certified Angus Beef

Burger chain is smashing success

The official physical home of RARE blog can be found in a town of about 25,000 people halfway between Cleveland and Columbus. It’s a beautiful area. We enjoy the fruits of all four seasons, have access to endless acres of rolling countryside and big city amenities are just a short drive up the interstate. We thought we …   Continue Reading

Burger love

If you’re anything like me, sometimes there’s nothing better than a delicious burger. You know the kind: it oozes flavorful juices as you bite into it, dripping down your fingers and down your chin and onto the table below. It’s the kind that leaves you licking your lips and dirtying your napkin and feeling a little sad …   Continue Reading

Meet the chef

Meet Jamie Steinbrecher, executive chef at Okeechobee Steak House in West Palm Beach, Fla. Chef Jamie recently showcased Certified Angus Beef ® brand strip steaks at the Americas Food & Beverage Show in Miami Beach. And when we say showcased, what we mean is … He grilled a tender, juicy Certified Angus Beef ® brand …   Continue Reading

Toronto underground

According to Bureau of Labor, there are more than 85,000 grocery stores in the United States. And there’s a good possibility you won’t find any as unique as the one located north of our border in downtown Toronto. Unveiled just over a year ago as part of the massive Maple Leaf Square complex, the flagship …   Continue Reading

Diary of a recipe tester

We do a lot of cooking around here. Not a day goes by there’s not a chef or meat expert in the company kitchen creating new recipes, or experimenting with cutting and cooking methods. The smells that waft through the office on a near-daily basis are downright distracting. And then there are occasions when the chefs let the …   Continue Reading

Construction zone

A few weeks ago we introduced our newest project, the Certified Angus Beef ® Education & Culinary Center. Progress continues on the building and each day we’re a step closer to providing interactive demonstrations, meeting space and educational opportunities to our foodservice and retail partners. The grand opening is scheduled for the new year … and …   Continue Reading

Heading south for supper

Few things conjure up more images of the deep south than a a Sunday afternoon oversized dinner table stuffed with all the fixins, friends and family gathered around to share in the feast. Although he’s a Yankee, our very own Chef Scott Popovic has been welcomed into the fold this weekend at the acclaimed Sunday …   Continue Reading

Chef Jordan beefs up any event

photo from SandyLane.com Chef Wilwore Jordan has been making his mark on the culinary scene this year. In June, he participated in and won the Certified Angus Beef ® Competition at the Taste of the Caribbean. The annual event held in Miami features the best in food and beverage for chefs and consumer culinary enthusiasts. …   Continue Reading

Manicures, martinis and meat

Manicures. I had my first when I was 30 years old. It was followed by exasperating moments to determine how best to remove contact lenses with newly manicured talons. After mastering that feat, I was hooked! I was a professional woman working in New York City and I began to routinely treat myself to this self-indulgent pleasure. In those …   Continue Reading

One night, five dinners

On a gorgeous evening in the great Northwest, more than 600 people from all over the world gathered for dinner at the Certified Angus Beef ® Annual Conference. They wanted to experience Oregon’s fantastic flavors and majestic scenery. Guests could dine with dignitaries, enjoy the cowboy way, experience a perfect pairing, eat on the trail or escape on a twilight canoe …   Continue Reading

Battle of the Burgers

Who doesn’t love a juicy burger? Even the no-meater-eaters of the world create burger wannabes from things like mushrooms, tofu and cardboard. Don’t hold it against them … it means more tasty, tantalizing, beefy burgers for us carnivores. Last night, as the sun was setting over Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, burger aficionados gathered at Sunriver Resort for Burger …   Continue Reading

Where legends are made

Imagine you’re headed to a breathtaking spot in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains to talk, eat and learn about Angus beef. You’ll be surrounded by industry leaders with unique businesses and a common desire: to provide mouthwatering steaks that not only please the taste buds, but surpass a beef lover’s wildest dreams. We’re in Oregon this week for …   Continue Reading

Build it and they will come

We have a vision dancing in our heads. It has nothing at all to do with sugarplums and everything to do with culinary excellence. We’re dreaming of perfection, folks … decadent steaks, award-winning recipes and a masterpiece theater of sorts for beef connoisseurs. Certified Angus Beef LLC recently purchased a 7,000-sq. foot building next to our corporate …   Continue Reading

Truckin’ and the grateful fed

Throughout history, mankind generally has had limited options when it came to dining out. In the early days, if the Neanderthal Jones family didn’t want to stay home and feast on grubs and stewed gravel, they could hitch a ride on the back of a Triceratops and roll through the drive-thru at McDinos or Tyrano …   Continue Reading

Throw me a bone

(photo by Phil Gross courtesy James Beard Foundation) We recently traveled to Sagaponack, N.Y. with John Doherty, Certified Angus Beef ® brand ambassador. He prepared exquisite dishes for the Chefs & Champagneevent honoring Emeril Lagasse and benefiting the James Beard Foundation. (photo by Phil Gross courtesy James Beard Foundation) Guests eagerly tried his version of steak and eggs: …   Continue Reading

Back-to-school dinner dilemma solved

For our family, school starts Aug. 24. I’m not going to lie, I’m excited. As someone who’s generally very schedule-oriented and a big planner, I happen to prefer the more structured timeframe the school year brings. Maybe I’d like the long and lazy days of summer more if I had a couple months off to …   Continue Reading

The chilly cheese guys

Aside from beef and beer I’ve got a real soft spot – or many soft spots if you catch my drift – for cheese. I love cheese. I love it in the block and shredded form. I love it in the crumbly form. I love it in the neat little individually wrapped slices. I even …   Continue Reading