🥩✨ From the Copper Pot: Scratch-Made Bolognese with Wild Elk or Buffalo — the Gold Standard Way

There are meals… and then there are experiences.
At Gold Standard Bake Shop, our scratch-made Bolognese is not just a dish — it’s a deep, slow-simmered tribute to old-world craftsmanship and wild, wholesome ingredients.

Made with New Zealand ground elk or grass-fed buffalo, simmered low and slow in our old-world copper pots, and finished with house-crafted buffalo bone stock and einkorn sourdough pasta, this is a bold reimagining of an Italian classic — done the Gold Standard way.

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🦌 Why Elk or Buffalo?

Forget ordinary.
We work with ethically sourced, lean, wild meats like New Zealand ground elk or grass-fed North American buffalo — not just for the rich, earthy flavor, but for their incredible nutritional value:

• Higher in protein and lower in fat than beef

• Packed with iron, zinc, and omega-3s

• Naturally wild or pasture-raised — no antibiotics, no hormones

These meats give our Bolognese a deep, game-forward character that you won’t find in any supermarket sauce.

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🫕 Simmered in Old-World Copper Pots

At Gold Standard, we believe in the how just as much as the what.
That’s why we slow-cook our Bolognese in hand-hammered copper pots — the kind used in European kitchens for centuries. Copper conducts heat evenly and gently, allowing us to develop layers of flavor over hours of low simmering.

This isn’t rushed. This isn’t microwaved.
This is sauce that earns its richness, one careful stir at a time.

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🦴 Built on Buffalo Bone Broth

The backbone of any Bolognese is the stock — and ours is brewed from slow-roasted buffalo bones, simmered for over 24 hours with aromatics, herbs, and a touch of apple cider vinegar to draw out minerals and collagen.

The result?
A velvety, deeply nourishing base that gives our sauce depth, body, and soul. It’s the difference between "just a sauce" and "I need another bowl."

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🍝 Paired with Einkorn Sourdough Pasta

And then there’s the pasta.
We craft ours in-house, using our signature einkorn sourdough — a heritage wheat full of flavor, nutrients, and old-world charm. Naturally fermented and hand-cut, it has the perfect bite, chew, and tang to stand up to a hearty Bolognese like this one.

Why Einkorn?
It’s an ancient grain, never hybridized, with lower gluten content and a rich, nutty flavor that modern wheat can’t match. It’s pasta with character — and purpose.

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🍷 The Gold Standard Bolognese Experience

Here’s how we serve it at the bake shop:

• A generous spoonful of wild meat Bolognese

• Nestled over warm ribbons of house-made einkorn sourdough pasta

• Finished with a touch of aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, a drizzle of cold-pressed olive oil, and fresh herbs

• Optional: paired with our house-fermented red wine vinegar focaccia or a slice of toasted einkorn sourdough

Whether you’re dining in or taking it home, this dish is meant to slow you down and fill you up.

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🧡 Why We Do It

We don’t take shortcuts.
We don’t hide behind fillers, synthetic flavors, or processed sauces.
We use real, responsibly raised ingredients — and give them the time, respect, and tradition they deserve.

This Bolognese is bold, primal, and deeply comforting — the kind of dish that lingers in your memory and leaves you just a little better nourished than before.

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Now available Fridays and Saturdays in limited quantities — wild meat, wild flavor, wildly worth it.
Pre-order strongly recommended.

Curious about the stock process? Ask us! We love to share what’s simmering.