Everything is first-rate at the family-owned Savenor's butcher shops that also supply meat to area restaurants. On Saturdays at the Cambridge location (Tyler Dumais is pictured in the Boston store), the butchers teach hourlong $25 classes on such topics as barbecue techniques and how to cut up a chicken. Call the office (617-576-0214) to sign up and get 10 percent off purchases the day of your class.

Savenor's, 92 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, 617-576-6328, savenorsmarket.com