SMALL BUSINESS MATTERS was teaching classes on making boudin and hogshead cheese. They began discussing a project which eventually led to the creation of Louisiana Craft Butchers. Krantz kept going to class and followed Robert's suggestion that products like boudin and hogshead cheese would be great additions to their barbecue offerings and would enhance their graband-go fundraising. Louisiana Craft Butchers' Tailgate Tigers helps raise money for the Hogs for the Cause charity, which supports families of children with brain cancer. " Our focus for Louisiana Craft Butchers has been on artisan, culturally relevant products to our area, " Krantz said. " Italian sausage is one of the New Orleans products fitting right in the sweet spot of what we want to offer. I had made batches of mild Italian sausage, but they didn't quite hit the flavor notes I thought we needed to capture the essential New Orleans ideal and its Italian heritage. One day, I had lunch with Gary Palmisano whose family operated Palmisano's Homedale Italian Market and who 50 years ago was a sausage maker in his dad's market. Gary gave me the feedback to make it with SUPERIOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE MEAT INDUSTRY FRT-MF FRT-A * A legacy of speed consistency and reliability * Servo drivers reduce wear and increase up time MEAT STRING * We supply colored, white and elastic twine 74 MEAT+POULTRY | 02.22 | www.meatpoultry.com * Automated trussing for meat, poultry and seafood * e.g. cured, marinated or marinated or coated meat cuts coated meat cuts ROAST TYING WWW.QMSINTL.COM | TEL: 905-820-7225 | FAX: 905-820-7021 | EMAIL: INFO@QMSINTL.COM CHICKEN TYINGhttp://WWW.QMSINTL.COM