The Carnivore Project

Hi.

Apparently there are two meat brackets going on right now -  run by the the food bloggers at So Good and ESPN 2's Uniwatch. Thanks to Deadspin, who clearly had same free time between site redesigns, there's now a bit of a flame war over who came up with the idea of the meat bracket first.

I'd like to think that, ever since two cavemen first discovered that you can slow-roast a sabretooth, the human species has been arguing about how best to destroy and devour the world around it. 

I have a dream - a dream in which sports bloggers and meat bloggers can sit down and devour flesh together. Let's all shake our greasy hands and move on to more important discussions. Not who came up with the bracket first (because, you know, we did), but which meat is best? 

Go Bacon.

Still Famous

Still loved in London. Thanks, Metro! 

Wikilaity loves Bacon.

Bacon's title as the Ultimate Meat has gained the attention of Wikiality, a strange and humorous spoof wiki. Another thumbs up to Heather for her well-deserved success in the Meat Bracket...

We're all winners (except Goose)

Heather put together this tribute video which successfully trumps any idea I had. Thanks to everyone for taking part - I hope everyone is proud of what we've accomplished here on the behalf of carnivores everywhere.

The Ultimate Meat

After three months of fierce competition, we (the discerning, meat-eating public) have chosen the Ultimate Meat: Bacon (American).

Congratulations to Bacon and to Heather, the tireless champion of Bacon's culinary excellence.

Please take a moment to calmly reflect on the worthiness of Bacon, with one of Heather's earlier videos:

For the full story of Bacon's road to victory, click below to see the extended post.

Meat Bracket - Final

Welcome to the final round of the Ultimate Meat Bracket.

After weeks of effort by our meat champions and the voting public, the 32 meat gladiators have been whittled down to these final two representatives.

Read each case carefully before you vote - the world is only big enough for one Ultimate Meat.

The Case for Bacon by Heather

The Case for Roast Chicken by $ophie

Roast Chicken (Final) by $ophie

Roast Chicken (Semifinal) by $ophie

You wouldn't eat this...

So why would you eat this?

Much better to eat this.

Kangaroo (Semifinal) by Kirsty

Chicken is SO 80s

I know it will surprise most of you to realise that kangaroo really does whip roast chicken's butt when it comes to being the Ultimate Meat. In the words of a client I now never have to have anything to do with, there's a lot of heart out there for chicken. A LOT. Hell, even I love a good drumstick now and then.

But there are flaws, people. SERIOUS flaws. Let's not forget what we're talking about. The Ultimate Meat. Meaning?

ul·ti·mate [uhl-tuh-mit]
adjective
- not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed

And the thing is, chicken can be improved on. It's so 80s now, you know? Certainly Jamie Oliver's doing some lovely things with it, but the loveliness is often about the condiments or whatever people ram under its skin. Environmental and health concerns have heightened, variety has increased, tastes have improved and chicken, the meat, needs to pick up its game, even when its roasted.

Naturally I could use a theatrical presentation to elaborate on this, and convey my passion by what I’m willing to do on film or in the edit suite. Call me lazy, but I just don’t feel it’s necessary. We don’t need drama to see why kangaroo meat whips roast chicken's butt. Nope, all we need to do is look at the basics.

Its creation and its typical consumption. Pure and simple.

Meat Bracket - Semifinals

Welcome to the semifinal round of the Ultimate Meat Bracket. After brutal competition, the voting public have narrowed the meatpetitors down to a single meat from each of the four divisions.

This week, Kangaroo (Green Champion)  and Roast Chicken (White Champion) will compete for the remaining position in the finals. Voting ends on Tuesday, 13 March.

The Case for Kangaroo by Kirsty

The Case for Roast Chicken by $ophie

(If Vizu is being cranky, click here)