James Peisker initially embarked on his culinary career when he was just 14 years old, working as a busboy in the diner that sat just across the street from his St. Louis home. He ultimately did a stage at The Butcher and Larder in Chicago and now teaches our Porter Road Butchers everything he knows. Chris Carter, a Nashville native who was born and raised in Hendersonville, made his entree into the restaurant industry when he was in high school working as a busboy. In 2009 he moved back to Nashville and took a job at the Capital Grille where he met James and jump- started their business partnership.
Chris and James have become the go-to meat producers in town and have done so seemingly overnight. The care they take with every animal, every cut of meat and every sausage they make is not only impressive but it makes you never want to buy meat anywhere else. This book is so exciting because it shows anyone how to make sausage the right way and Chris and James make it simple and easy. In a world of large-scale mass meat production, this is a refreshing reminder that making something on your own is not only more fun but also much more rewarding than cooking something store-bought. - <i><b>Andy Nelson, Head Distiller, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery</b></i></p>