Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors it created the customized hamburger patty for Keith McNally's Minetta Tavern. Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors is a third generation meat wholesaler based in North Bergen, New Jersey that specializes in dry-aged steaks and artisanal burger patties but also supplies selected cuts of beef, pork, poultry, veal, lamb and buffalo. The company provides meat for the “Black Label Burger” at Minetta Tavern, as well as other signature custom blends at New York City restaurants such as Shake Shack, Spotted Pig, Union Square Café, Blue Smoke and Market Table. Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors began when Anthony LaFrieda (Pat
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