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craftdeli: A Specialty Food Shop in the European Tradition

First Posted: 10/8/12 05:00 PM EDT Updated: 10/9/12 09:03 AM EDT
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BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR Picnicking has always been a particular joy of travel in Europe, where craftspeople revel in the production of a special cheese or a cured ham or salami, and there are so many little specialty food shops to explore. You pick up some charcuterie from one, a little cheese at another, a few beautiful salads from the local delicatessen. A stop at the bakery for a crusty loaf, and you’re set, except for some wine and a special someone with whom to share the feast. American-style shopping doesn’t usually lend itself to the multiple-small-shops approach, but at the new craftdeli inside The Butcher’s Block, on Bloomington’s east side, you can almost duplicate the European experience. The deli makes [...]

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Butcher’s Block Carves a Niche 
On the East Side

First Posted: 5/15/12 11:55 AM EDT Updated: 5/15/12 12:48 PM EDT
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BY ELISABETH ANDREWS When David Schell needed a part-time job in college, he followed his roommate behind the meat counter of Mr. D’s grocery store (now O’Malia’s). “I never would have expected, three years later, to be considering what I was considering,” he says. His idea was to start an independent butcher shop in Bloomington, which he described in a business plan written as homework for a class at IU. Before he knew it, he found himself, at 22, an entrepreneur. Six years later, The Butcher’s Block has been an immense success. Located in the strip mall on the northeast corner of East 3rd Street and the Bypass, its weekly turnover can total up to 30,000 pounds of meat. The [...]

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