Book excerpt: A refreshingly simple yet comprehensive guide to buying, cooking, and serving meat by America’s neighborhood butcher. When Rachael Ray wants to tell her 2.6 million viewers how to shop wisely at the meat counter, she invites veteran butcher Ray Venezia on her show. This handbook condenses Venezia’s expert advice from twenty-five years behind the butcher block, giving every grocery shopper and grill enthusiast the need-to-know information on meat grades, best values, and common cuts for poultry, pork, lamb, veal, and beef. The Everyday Meat Guide includes easy-to-follow illustrations and instructions for the questions butchers are most often asked, plus a handy photo gallery for quick identification at the market. It also Includes Ray Venezia’s popular turkey carving method, as seen in The New York Times, with step-by-step instructions. This refreshingly simplified, confidence-instilling take on the most intimidating part of grocery shopping makes navigating the meat counter truly easy.