Snake River Farms Center of the Plate Tour

Not!

Today Jim Crane was supposed to be riding along on the Central Coast, however schedules did not mesh and instead he is up in the North Bay, probably up in Silicon Valley staring at office buildings instead of ocean, Golf courses, and valleys.

It wasn't Jim's fault that he couldn't be here, honestly it was mine. We had a third party booking the schedules for this week and he gave me a deadline to list accounts, contacts, and products but there was no way I could meet while managing the Att Pebble Beach Golf event.

It is unfortunate that we won't have a chance to compare products today, and I had so many questions too.

First, I was looking to compare the Kurobuta Pork with Salmon Creek. I've seen Salmon Creek popping up on menus with more and more frequency. But even this week in talking product with Curt at Willy's Smokehouse, his preferences was for Kurobuta Berkshire pork.

Kurobuta Pork is the most flavorful, succulent and consistently delicious pork available. Grown naturally from 100% Berkshire hogs, known in Japan as Kurobuta or "Black Hog", they are fed longer for slower growth that results in finer muscle texture, fine abundant marbling and a deep, rich meat color. Kurobuta Pork is exquisitely tender, consistently juicy and tremendously falvorful. Snake River Farms is one of the few brands offering 100% purebred Berkshire, ensuring a consistently exquisite eating experience.

Salmon Creek Farms Natural Pork is produced by Independent Meat Company in Twin Falls, Idaho. The maker of Falls Brand meats since 1904, Independent Meat Company has established a long-standing reputation of producing high-quality products. Salmon Creek Farms Natural Pork is a partnership of family farmers and a family-owned processor united to produce the best natural pork in the world. Salmon Creek Farms Natural Pork is produced the way nature intended, without artificial enhancers, preservatives, chemicals, or added moisture, and all records and management protocols are subject to third-party verification. Farmers also participate in and receive certification in the National Pork Board’s Swine Welfare Assurance Program. No other natural pork program combines wholesomeness, quality, and animal care with science, management, breeding stock, selected grain feeding, and production efficiency as well as Salmon Creek Farms.

I read about a premium line of deli products from Snake River Farms. I was looking forward to learning the features, advantages, and benefits of the products.

I have several customer that have jumped on the casino roast band wagon in the past couple years. Some are using raw, others cooked. I have seen it spec'd as a prime CAB product that I would have liked to see cut against a SRF Kobe Casino roast. How would you like that for a deli sandwich at your upscale deli?

Finally I am really hungry for more braised pork belly dishes. I don't think you have lived until you have had a braised kurobuta pork belly.

I hope to reschedule with Jim for the next trip he makes out to California. Next time we need to eliminate the middle man so I can book him for a day or two on the Central Coast!