photo by Roy Wright/Local Kicks The rough-hewn Steve Gatward opened his butcher shop "Let's Meat on The Avenue" in Del Ray a year ago. Born an Englishman, he migrated to Australia where he lived for 25 years, becoming well versed in the culture, and picking up a bit of charming Aussie twang.
By Jordan Wright
It’s been less than a year since Steve Gatward opened his butcher shop on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray.
The rough-hewn Gatward took the circuitous route to get to our shores. Born an Englishman he migrated to the land Down Under where he lived for 25 years, becoming well versed in the culture. It seems that there he picked up a bit of charming Aussie twang.
I had heard that his shop “Let’s Meat on the Avenue” had kangaroo meat and, inspired by the recent balmy weather, I thought it might be fun to throw some “on the barbie”
It was late afternoon and golden shafts of sunlight filtered into the sparkling shop beaming down on an old wooden cutting block where lay the largest oven-browned dog bones I had ever seen. Alexandria is one of the ten top dog friendly cities in the country and to our beloved canines coming here must be like making the Hajj for pilgrims.
Shelves of gourmet spices, grill sauces and accompaniments were martialed together waiting to be paired up with your choice of meat. The rosy loins and chops were aligned side-by-side awaiting a sheet of crisp white butcher paper before the rush home for supper’s preparation. More
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