13 min listen
Knife Work If You Can Get It
FromThe Distance
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1972, when two cousins opened Northwestern Cutlery, their knife rental and sharpening business, they chose a location in Chicago near the city's meatpackers. Over the next decades, the dramatic transformation of the neighborhood around the business meant a nearly complete turnover in Northwestern Cutlery's customer base—from industrial meatpackers to affluent gourmands.
Released:
Aug 2, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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