This Hawaii Butcher Shop Makes the World’s Best Spam | On The Line | Bon Appétit @bonappetit
This Hawaii Butcher Shop Makes the World’s Best Spam | On The Line | Bon Appétit  @bonappetit
Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Jason Chow, co-owner and head butcher of The Local General Store in Honolulu, Hawai'i. As the first all-local butcher on O'ahu, Jason and his team are on a mission to make sustainably sourced, locally raised meat more accessible to the local community.

Director: Maria Paz Mendez Hodes
Director of Photography: Clark Davis
Editor: Misa Qu
Talent: Jason Chow
Senior Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Alexis Winston
Camera Operator: Brock Ladd
Assistant Camera: Noa Hall
Sound Recordist: Tobi Nova
Production Assistant: Dymond Cabildo
Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
Colorist: Oliver Eid
Director of Content; Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director; Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director; Programming: Jon Wise
VP; Head of Video: June Kim

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