
“We’ve turned a couple of vegans actually. We had one guy who hadn’t eaten meat in five years, and he before he ate it, it was like he was about to break the law. ‘I’m gonna be shunned from my friends, but I wanted a cheeseburger, and I went to the one restaurant where I would get a product that was at least raised correctly.’” — Salt’s Cure chef Chris Phelps, on converting vegans at his all California-sourcing butcher shop and restaurant. [Squid Ink]