Sharpen your butchery skills at The Best on the Block Butcher Series at Savenor’s Market. The high-end, specialty grocery store welcomes guests to their Kirkland Street outpost in Cambridge from 3:00-4:00pm on designated Saturday afternoons for informative seminars with Ron Savenor, butcher extraordinaire. Each gathering costs $25 per person. Sign up for one or the whole series by calling 617.576.MEAT. The schedule for the months ahead, with special 2007 additions, is listed below.

Saturday, January 13th – Brazen Braising and Robust Roasting

Saturday, February 3rd – Fit to be Tied: Trimming and Trussing

Saturday, March 10th – Rack ‘em Up! Colorado Lamb

Saturday, April 14th – Salmon Gone Wild

Saturday, May 19th – Poultry Three Ways

Saturday, June 9th – The Succulent Pig

Saturday, July 21st – The Best on the Grill

Saturday, August 18th – Saucy Seafood

Saturday, September 15th – Classic Charcuterie

Saturday, October 13th – Scottish Field and Stream

Saturday, November 3rd – Turkey 101

Saturday, December 1st – Crown Roast Classics