A family tragedy couldn’t deter this butcher from becoming a neighbourhood fixture for more than 50 years

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A horrific incident shook the Michelin family more than 30 years ago. With community support, they soldiered on to continue operating Steak & Chops. Today, the hybrid butcher/grocer specializes in antibiotic-free meat, sausages, prepared food and more.

Mark Michelin sports a tattoo on his hand, not far from a full sleeve of ink on his left arm, that speaks volumes about the kind of person he’s become. It depicts a clock face that is slowly disintegrating.

Michelin’s carpe diem embrace stems from a horrific incident that shook his family more than 30 years ago: In 1992, his younger brother Santo, 19 at the time, was at a bar in Baysville when a truck crashed outside. The two men involved in the crash asked Santo and a friend to drive them to the highway before the police arrived, since the truck had been stolen. When they got to the highway and Santo stopped to let them out, the men shot him and his friend, left them and stole his vehicle.

“My father always enjoyed being social with customers. He was the kind of butcher who wasn’t just about buying meat, but was all about knowing what each person liked as soon as they walked in,” Michelin says. “He always loved seeing the kids of his older customers coming in to buy stuff from us.” “It’s all about the marbling,” he says. “Those white flecks, or fat lines, running through the muscle are important because they render out during the cooking and make the cut nice and juicy and tender.”

 

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