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The Food Programme: A Renaissance for Butchers?

A Renaissance for Butchers?

02/03/2014

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, A Renaissance for Butchers?

Did the horsemeat scandal really did halt the decline of the high street butchers?

Sheila Dillon examines the state of the butchery profession and asks if the horsemeat scandal really did halt the decline of the high street butchers.

Sheila Dillon examines the state of the Butchery profession to find out how it has weathered the storm since the horsemeat scandal. She asks how our consumption habits have affected demand, and whether the profession of Butchery is still a promising one for young people. With contributions from young butchers Illtud Dunsford and Charlotte Harbottle, and Dario Cecchini who believes butchery is an art form and who quotes Dante as he works.
Producer: Sarah Langan.

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