2020 was quite the year, especially in the hospitality industry. The COVID 19 pandemic caused many restaurants to close their doors. Evans Meats, another family owned business of ours, is a company built around providing restaurants with top notch service and high quality, unique products. By the middle of March, our sales had dropped seventy percent  from the average week, most restaurants had closed or were scrambling to enhance their curbside service. While we were sitting with a warehouse full of fresh meats and seafood and sales were in the tank, we realized that we had to get creative to move fresh products and find new revenue streams.

After a day of shock, we pulled together as a team and began putting together a direct to consumer platform, offering curbside sales at the warehouse and remote locations where we sold out of the back of delivery trucks. It was a total hit, and we quickly discovered that people wanted the same products that the area’s top restaurants were using. So that was it – we created a brand and storefront that brings those same high quality and interesting meats, seafood, cheeses, and specialty products right into your own home.

Our team is made up of passionate individuals with extensive restaurant, meat, seafood, cheese, and business experience.  Addam has been in the meat business for 20 years and seafood business for 15 years. He will confidently admit that it’s in his blood and he loves it. Addam has always been interested in having a retail storefront but thought it would be something to pursue towards the tail end of his career. 2020 pushed the idea into more of a necessity, and the Son of Butcher venture came to fruition. He’s always liked taking risks and trying new things, so he is excited to bring this business to life.

With over 30 years of combined experience in specialty food, our cheesemongers and specialists are focused on bringing the best cheese and specialty products from all over the world to Birmingham, including our favorite local and regional producers. Connecting people to cheese and cheesemakers is our Cheesemongers passion. The counters at Son of a Butcher are the evolution of a collective dream shared with our team to operate the best full service butcher shop and cut to order cheese shop in the South. Check out some of their favorite items and recommendations below: