Cook With the Same Meat Used at Michelin-Starred Restaurants

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Since 1922, Piccinini Brothers has been supplying famous eateries, including Balthazar, Gramercy Tavern and Blue Hill in New York City and Stone Barns in Westchester, with their high-quality meat and poultry. In April 2020, when restaurants closed due to the covid-19 pandemic, Piccinini Bros. pivoted from being primarily a wholesale meat purveyor to selling their products retail and delivering to consumers in New York City and Westchester.

“People had been asking us for a long time to open to the public and it was finally the right time to make our products available to a wider range of customers,” said Paul Vaccari, President of Piccinini Brothers, whose grandfather was a Piccinini founder. For the first time since the company’s inception a century ago, the same meats and poultry served at top New York City restaurants were now available directly to customers in New York through Piccinini’s website (www.piccininibros.com).

All of Piccinini Brothers’ meat and poultry are responsibly raised, antibiotic and hormone-free and sourced from the finest producers both locally and around the country. Meats and poultry are hand-butchered, weighed, packaged and delivered daily from their USDA certified butcher shop in New York City.

“Name a foodie’s restaurant in Manhattan—Per Se, Minetta Tavern and Frenchette—and Piccinini Brothers provides the meat,” says Forbes magazine. “It’s also the wholesaler to local restaurants chains such as 5 Napkin Burger, which appeals to a wide swath of patrons.”

Their Bolognese mix — which is a third veal, pork and beef — is a huge seller for making pasta sauce, meatballs and meatloaf at home. They are also renowned for their variety of steaks, including ribeye, and aged steaks (which they supply to restaurants like Union Square, Daniel Boulud, and Dan Barber’s Blue Hill). “During the pandemic, people have been cooking at home and trying new things,” says co-owner Sylvie Vaccari. “They’ve become more adventurous about what they’re eating and what they’re asking for. We have things like venison, wild boar, and guinea hen. Many customers are so thrilled that they get the same Michelin-starred quality to cook with at home.”

Piccinini Bros. delivers to homes throughout Westchester County every Wednesday. Orders need to be placed by 3:00pm on Tuesday to ensure delivery.

For a limited time, receive 15% off your first order using code PATCH15 on piccininibros.com

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