Lindy and Grundy -- Two Women Butchers Take L.A. by Storm

I just ate the tastiest roast chicken I have eaten in years, perhaps ever. And I've eaten roasted fowl all over the world, from the vaunted Bresse chickens of France to the legendary black-skinned chickens of Hong Kong, even Ethiopian roast chickens (spicy) and Japanese birds marinated in sake. This bird was a two-and-a-half pound chicken which had been raised on a small local family farm just outside of L.A, fed on clover, grubs and seeds, allowed to roam about in its open field, and -- when killed and dressed -- shipped fresh within hours to a new butcher shop in West Hollywood. (No, it's not a premium Jidori chicken from the Mao family downtown, since they don't yet sell retail.) I purchased this bird at Lindy and Grundy, Local Pastured and Organic Meats (801 N. Fairfax Avenue, between Waring and Willoughby, a block north of Melrose, Suite 105, tucked into the corner of the little coffee shop mall (323) 951-0804) They are a few blocks north of Canter's Deli and the epiphanal meat/bacon restaurant, Animal.

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