Sparrows and Squirrels and Roadkill, Oh My!

We're still hoping that the New York Times just made up today's story about a Brooklynite who serves locally-caught sparrows and squirrels at his dinner parties. Have you ever heard of rat poison, Steven Rinella?

Something must have gotten into the water in Brooklyn (pig's blood?), because elsewhere in the borough the Whisk and Ladle's secret soirees reputedly include barely-legal delicacies like "smuggled-in" turtle and yak.

Stylelist has no special love for this kind of wild game, but if you're looking to do it ethically, you could do worse than to follow the example of this environmentally-conscious English gentleman, who gets his protein mostly from roadkill.

Addendum: Thrillist LA has the scoop on where to get alligator and kangaroo meat in SoCal.

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