Animal roast at last year's Primal event
Photo: courtesy of Primal Napa
Are butchers the new celebs? Find out yourself on November 7 when meat mavens Chris Cosentino (Incanto, Boccalone), Staffan Terje (Perbacco), Taylor Boetticher (Fatted Calf), Scott Boggs (Hudson Ranch), Ryan Farr (4505 Meats), Tia Harrison and Melanie Eismann (Avedano’s), and Jesse Schwartzburg (Star Meats) sharpen their blades and prepare a wine-paired barbecue of heritage meats over hardwood fire at Chase Cellar’s Hayne Vineyard in Napa. Before that, the Primal Napa chefs will take to the stage for a series on how to cook with different types of wood, as well as not-for-the-squeamish demos on breaking down a whole pig, cow, goat and lamb. Those who splurge for VIP tickets will be rewarded with wood-fired oysters, Benton’s bacon and grilled artisan cheeses, plus reserve wines and cocktails by Alembic’s Daniel Hyatt (2–7 PM; general admission $65; VIP $100; held outdoors, rain or shine, at 2252 Sulphur Springs, St. Helena; to buy tickets, call 404-849-3569 or visit www.artofthebutcher.com).