Industry Night: A Butcher Boss Babe is Fauquier Fabulous

Hello everyone. Look, I am somewhere new. You may recall the four shows out at Barrel Oak Vineyards. Remember that? Every week I would drive out and let the blood pressure just drop. And what did I tell you I did after every trip? I would drive down the road from Barrel Oak into the pretty little town of Marshall. I’d stop by Red Truck Bakery for a few cookies and then I would have a late lunch at the Whole Ox where I’d order The Big Ox two 1/3 lb beef patties ground in-house with special sauce and all the fixings. Then I’d swaddle around a little in the market to pick up some wine, some amazing well-curated snacks and some steaks.

I’ve always been obsessed with the Whole Ox because it’s in this little gem of a town and carries everything I want from a little independent butcher shop and market and where am I today?!

The food is great there and, you know, it's kind of everything you want from an independent butcher shop and market, which sort of leads me to where I am today. So I'm across the street from the Whole OX. I am in this new gorgeous kitchen and event space called, are you ready, the Whole OX 2. Yes, they have expanded and I cannot wait to catch up with this badass butcher. Her name is Amanda Lohoyak.

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