{"id":96769,"date":"2025-02-19T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/why-are-restaurants-selling-beef-from-dairy-cows\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T04:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:59:00","slug":"why-are-restaurants-selling-beef-from-dairy-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=96769","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Restaurants Selling Beef From Dairy Cows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The American barbecue brisket that popped up on the menu at NYC bistro<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acru.nyc\/\"> ACRU<\/a> was a bit different than what one would typically expect from a Greenwich Village restaurant. The meat came from a dairy cow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a premium product,\u201d says executive chef and partner Daniel Garwood. \u201cThe cow has gone through its whole life. There\u2019s a lot of natural marbling. It has an interesting flavor and texture.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166980\" style=\"width: 854px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"5f5c4c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5f5c4c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166980 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2.webp 854w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2-231x346.webp 231w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2-768x1151.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"5f5c4c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5f5c4c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166980 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2.webp 854w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2-231x346.webp 231w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shortrib-2-2-768x1151.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Short ribs from a dairy cow at ACRU. Photography submitted by ACRU.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Since opening the restaurant in October of 2024, Garwood, who hails from Australia and spent time cooking in Sweden, has served ribeye, strip loin, tenderloin, brisket, and even mince pie, all from dairy cow beef.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., dairy cows are almost exclusively raised for dairy production. The exception is male calves, sold to the beef industry and raised for veal or beef. Once a dairy cow\u2019s milk productivity declines, the cows are slaughtered with their meat, which is often considered of a lower quality and makes its way into dog and cat food and fast food burgers. In other parts of the world, though, such as in Sweden, where Garwood worked, meat from dairy herds is prized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166982\" style=\"width: 1029px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"a78d55\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a78d55;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166982 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"1029\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1.webp 1029w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1-278x346.webp 278w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1-823x1024.webp 823w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1-768x955.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"a78d55\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a78d55;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166982 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1029\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1.webp 1029w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1-278x346.webp 278w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1-823x1024.webp 823w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meat-Pie-1-768x955.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Meat pies at ACRU. Photography submitted by ACRU.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Now, a growing number of U.S. restaurants, including ACRU,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehillfarm.com\/\"> Blue Hill at Stone Barns<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwenla.com\/\"> Gwen Restaurant<\/a> in Los Angeles, have been exploring whether dairy cow meat will appeal to consumers interested in sustainability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeat from grass fed dairy cows is considered to have a lower carbon footprint than meat from traditional beef herds in part because its footprint is spread across the years of protein rich, delicious milk the animals produce in their lifetime,\u201d\u00a0 says Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166975\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"6f6f6f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6f6f6f;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166975 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jordan-Sapally-Credit-3.1.24075.webp 399w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jordan-Sapally-Credit-3.1.24075-230x346.webp 230w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jordan-Sapally-Credit-3.1.24075.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"6f6f6f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6f6f6f;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166975 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jordan-Sapally-Credit-3.1.24075.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jordan-Sapally-Credit-3.1.24075.webp 399w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jordan-Sapally-Credit-3.1.24075-230x346.webp 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Dan Barber in the kitchens of Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Photography by Jordan Sapally.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s an idea that beef from a dairy herd is a more sustainable option, because you are getting more food for the resources used. Instead of simply just getting milk or beef from the land, water, feed, put into the cow you\u2019re getting both.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta read-more\">\n<div class=\"mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-flex\" style=\"background-color:#21576e10\"><a class=\"full\" title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2023\/06\/cows-have-a-methane-problem\/\">full_link<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<p class=\"title mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-title h1\" style=\"color:#21576e\">READ MORE<\/p>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p>Cows have a methane problem. Dairy farmers are hoping new innovations can help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sustainability was a big draw for<a href=\"https:\/\/theoberon.co\/\"> The Oberon Group,<\/a> which owns restaurants and food markets in the Catskills and New York City. They introduced dairy beef in 2017, and while customers supported the sustainability efforts, there were concerns around texture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe customer pushback on the toughness was significant,\u201d says Henry Rich, managing partner.<\/p>\n<p>As dairy cows are older when they are slaughtered compared to beef cattle, which usually are culled at six to seven months for veal, or two years for beef, the meat is generally considered tougher.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166978\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"66685c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66685c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-166978 size-full not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713.webp 1000w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713-768x512.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"66685c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66685c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-166978 size-full not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713.webp 1000w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2509002713-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Photography via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey generally don\u2019t have a lot of intramuscular fat or marbling that gives beef the flavoring that is associated with it. And all of those things usually reduce consumer acceptance. I would guess restaurants are using some pretty unique cooking methods in order to overcome that,\u201d says Tara Felix, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The Oberon Group is focused on sustainable, environmental restaurants with a goal of carbon-neutrality and zero-waste. As he explains it, they started serving dairy beef in a meat-centric restaurant, Metta, because, at the time, they believed that because the carbon emissions of the cow were already caused by dairy, using the cows for meat would have a lower carbon footprint that cows that were just used for meat. The calculation soon felt a bit off to Rich.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe claim that they had lower overall carbon footprints is because you\u2019re ignoring the first however many years of life because they\u2019d be here anywhere. That accounting started to feel a little fuzzy for me,\u201d Rich says.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166977\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"a4989c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a4989c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166977 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1-768x512.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"a4989c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a4989c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166977 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1876955101-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Photography via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There is research that seems to agree that dairy beef has a lower carbon footprint than conventional beef. An analysis from <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/environmental-impacts-of-food\">Our World in Data<\/a>, found that per 100 grams of protein beef from a beef herd had 49.89 grams of greenhouse gasses, whereas beef from a dairy herd was 16.87 grams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge is that sustainability means something different to everyone. Is it reduced methane emissions? Is it reduced feed inputs? Is it reduced time on feed?\u201d says Felix who added that it\u2019s a question a number of people are currently researching in regards to the offspring from dairy farms which do already often make their way into beef herd programs.<\/p>\n<p>Between the customer response and the lack of clarity over sustainability, The Oberon Group ended up phasing out the dairy beef program after about two years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166979\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"947e68\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #947e68;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166979 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962.webp 1000w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962-768x512.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"947e68\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #947e68;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166979 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962.webp 1000w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1925688962-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Photography via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, the company started and stopped its dairy beef program before the coronavirus pandemic upended life as we knew it. Chefs life Garwood and Barber that have started their dairy beef programs within the last year or so have done so at a time when there is perhaps more awareness of the interconnectedness of food systems, and climate-related disasters such as the wildfires in Maui or more recently in L.A., have pushed more people to think about the impacts of global warming. Garwood and Barber have so far received vastly different responses to their program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response has been overwhelmingly positive. Grass-fed beef and meat from dairy cows has the reputation of being tough, but some of our guests have told us it\u2019s the best steak they\u2019ve ever had,\u201d says Chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Hill started using dairy beef in 2023, but Barber credits the cows on his family\u2019s dairy in the Berkshires for making him want to experiment with dairy beef.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166974\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"7c7c7c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c7c7c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166974 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan-Barber-Headshot-Richard-Boll-Credit.webp 600w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan-Barber-Headshot-Richard-Boll-Credit-519x346.webp 519w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan-Barber-Headshot-Richard-Boll-Credit.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"7c7c7c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c7c7c;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166974 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan-Barber-Headshot-Richard-Boll-Credit.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan-Barber-Headshot-Richard-Boll-Credit.webp 600w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dan-Barber-Headshot-Richard-Boll-Credit-519x346.webp 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Dan Barber. Photography by Richard Boll.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBlue Hill Farm, my family\u2019s dairy farm in the Berkshires, had an older dairy cow ready for culling at least once or twice a year. I bet it was my proximity to these exceptional ladies\u2014spending years, in some cases seven or eight or more years, getting to know them well\u2014that made their inevitable fate of becoming dog food feel disrespectful,\u201d says Barber.<\/p>\n<p>Barber and Garwood haven\u2019t yet faced any significant negative customer response. At Blue Hill at Stone Barns, dairy cows forage on grass and hay before being slaughtered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meat from grass-fed dairy cows has this incredible, idiosyncratic flavor,\u201d says Barber. \u201cBut more than that, the idea is to showcase how delicious this often-overlooked meat can be and create a market for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. dairy farmers typically get only about 60 cents per pound for meat from retired dairy cows as dog food and fast food hamburgers. If they could get closer to $6 a pound or more for their animals, Barber says it could help boost revenue for dairy farmers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta learn-more\">\n<div class=\"mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-flex\" style=\"background-color:#21576e10\"><a class=\"full\" title=\"LEARN MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2013\/09\/cow-tipping-myth-or-bullcrap\/\">full_link<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<p class=\"title mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-title h1\" style=\"color:#21576e\">LEARN MORE<\/p>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p>Cow tipping: real or fake?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Felix agrees that it could be economically appealing for dairy farmers but believes that its success would depend on the size of the dairy farm and whether or not the restaurant could take all of the animals the dairy produces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are 86 million head of cattle in the United States, and each year we kill 26 to 28 million. If we\u2019re talking about even eight or 10 restaurants using two to three cows a week, this is a very, very small market,\u201d Felix says. \u201cNot to discount it, because it would be great if a farmer could develop a relationship like that, but it\u2019s probably never going to be our primary marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166981\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"6b5d50\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b5d50;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166981 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1-425x346.webp 425w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1-1200x978.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1-768x626.webp 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"6b5d50\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b5d50;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166981 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1-425x346.webp 425w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1-1200x978.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Acru-Daniel-Garwood-Lucia-Bell-Epstein-1-768x626.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"background-color:#21576e20\">Daniel Garwood at ACRU. Photography by Lucia Bell Epstein.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>That isn\u2019t a deterrent for Garwood. Initially, he had trouble sourcing the dairy beef. \u201cWe had to buy the entire cow,\u201d says Garwood, who is sourcing from Ends Meat in Brooklyn, which gets dairy cows from farms in upstate New York, adding that he\u2019s had other restaurants express interest in getting primal cuts but not being able to handle the entire cow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really want to pursue it,\u201d Garwood says. \u201cWe\u2019ll focus on whole dairy cow dinners in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American barbecue brisket that popped up on the menu at NYC bistro ACRU was a bit different than what one would typically expect from a Greenwich Village restaurant. The meat came from a dairy cow. \u201cIt\u2019s a premium product,\u201d says executive chef and partner Daniel Garwood. \u201cThe cow has gone through its whole life. 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