Think of a wooden countertop with a living edge as a unique take on the traditional butcher's block. They are made from ...

Colsie Biswell, daughter of Butcher Block No. 9 and Charcuterie owners Nate and DeAnn Burris, working in the South Anchorage shop on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News) ...

But by early 2017, the local coffee company plans to expand its residency, with a new shop and roasting facility opening in the Butcher Block development at the edge of Butchertown and NuLu.

While the other edge-grain board I tested, the Brooklyn Butcher Blocks End-Grain Maple Butcher Block, gave an overall impressive performance, it absorbed more beet juice than The Boardsmith board.