Last week, Jamie Stachowski’s new charcuterie store opened in the old Griffin Market space, and its a fantastic new addition to the neighborhood.
Stachowski should be familiar to many east Georgetowners since he’s been bringing his sausages to the Rose Park Farmers market for years. Or maybe you saw him on the History Channel:
Right now, the market is just starting to fill out, but it’s already got a great selection:
On the right side are Stachowski’s sausages and cured meats, including drool-inducing whole logs of pancetta and prosciutto.
The left side has more traditional fresh meat. GM bought a nice skirt-steak cutlet, it was quite tasty.
GM asked Jamie what he planned to do with the big empty space in the center of the shop. He responded that he would add some seating for customers (the shop sells sandwiches and drinks). He also mentioned that they would likely sell cheese and other charcuterie-complimenting products.
This store is exactly the type of store people say they wish would open in the neighborhood: a true old fashioned butcher shop. This shop will test whether people really will shift their behavior: it’s just so much easier to pick up meat along with the all your other groceries. GM thinks this shop justifies the special trip.
The Georgetown Metropolitan 
Yes, as GM says, this shop can used as a butcher shop to purchase your meats, but we were in last night talking with Jamie and his son and they said they will also be doing the daily prepared take-away dinners like Griffin Market did — so we should all use them for both kinds of services! The meats and pates we had were amazing. Try the savory bread pudding – it is amazing heated up just a bit. We plan to go there alot and really support them, as we tried to do for Laura and Ricardo, so let’s all help get this great new store off the ground and keep it in the neighborhoo!
Wow. Can’t wait to check it out. His port wine duck sausage is amazing