Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers

When I want meat, I make a call, or I give my sous-chef, my butcher, or my charcutier a look and they make the call. On the other end of the line, my version of Rocco, Al Neary, or Lucca Brazzi either does the job himself or calls somebody else who gets the thing done. Sooner or later, somewhere – whether in the Midwest, or upstate New York, or on

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PS: I try to make it a point to avoid writing "generic" articles, or rehash old ideas just for the sake of producing content. My philosophy of writing is that I make a real effort to only write things that can only be written by me; things that are unique to my perspective, or at the very least the things that no one else seems to be saying.

One thing I notice in myself is that I’ve had to cultivate counter-instincts: if something feels a little bit too alluring and promising, I grow suspicious of that and go in another direction. Kristian Mattson, who performs as Tallest Man on Earth, also talks about this. If he gets really excited about a new song that he’s working on, he will stop ... See more