I hope the grilling tips and recipes I posted last week helped make your Memorial Day a great holiday with even better steaks!

This is Morton’s (and my) favorite time of year, because the grilling season has officially begun…and it’s also National Steakhouse Month! So I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to take a step back, and talk beef. Beef basics, ‘beef 101,’ beef Q&A.

It’s a topic that’s very familiar to me after 20 years with Morton’s, but I know that beef can be confusing for our guests. So I made a video to help explain where to buy your steaks, what to look for, and how to best prepare your meat. I also wanted to show you pictures of the different cuts, which reminds me of what our guests see during the menu presentation. (Our servers bring out a cart with all our cuts of steak, some seafood and some produce as a ‘show and tell’ before guests pace their order.)

I’ll continue to post tips and recipes throughout National Steakhouse Month. so make sure you come back to our blog!

Chris Rook
Corporate Chef
Morton’s The Steakhouse