Tucked away in Avondale Estates is the Pine Street Market, a high-end butcher shop specializing in cured and seasoned meats. The market has been praised for its “tissue-thin coppa” and European sausages, and the shop allows internet orders and offers a meat-of-the-month club.

If you’re in the neighborhood, taking time to visit husband-and-wife owners Rusty & Travis Bowers is well worth it; their knowledge of meats and their devotion to the art of curing is second-to-none. (Travis studied at the highly-regarded Culinary Institute of America.) A taste of their salamis, applewood smoked bacon and bratwurst, kielbasa and italian sausages will change your perspective on meat-buying for good.