Thanks to Guy Fieri, a historic Ferndale meat industry will be able to split another steak.
In January, renowned chef and native Ferndale bought a historic building where the Ferndale Meat Company had been operating for more than a century. It was by chance that a young man got his first job – made jerky.
According to the Ferndale Enterprise, the publisher of the newspaper Fieri pointed out that the building was for sale for $ 299,299. The “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” host bought the building the next day.
Fieri noted that the business means more to locals than just a place to buy pork chops or a sandwich, citing its importance to 4-H and FFA students, along with hunters in the region. Ferndale Meat Company is one of only a handful of butchers in rural Northern California provinces and is constantly busy.
Fieri said he has no plans to change anything, and will leave the operations to the current owner, butcher Curt Terribilini.
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