Victor Churchill

Victor and Anthony Puharich the founders of Vicís Premium Quality Meat, Australia’s largest meat wholesaler of premium meats, have become the fourth owners of the butcher shop in its 133-year history. Upon arrival at Victor Churchill, you will be greeted by the painted, tree-lined street front facade, which features a see-through double glazed refrigerated vitrine which allows you to both view an ever-changing array of hanging meat and poultry – all displayed on stunning custom-made copper and glass shelving, with produce also featured in an illuminated ice display. Inside, you will discover rich timber wall panelling, a timber beamed ceiling and an Italian Calacatta marble slab floor. In an Australian-first installation by boutique stonemasons, Gitani Stone, our floor has been sliced into mosaic tiles and re-laid in book-matched slab form with a marble wall coving. The ceiling and counter fronts feature hand-carved copper fretwork by Di Emme Creative Solutions. The hot and cold kitchens feature hair-on leather clad walls covered and protected by glass, from famed Texas-based leather artist Kyle Bunting. Custom copper refrigerated cabinets line a wall where our premium meats are displayed, together with meat specialities such as terrines, pates and parfaits prepared on-site in our hot and cold kitchen. The charcuterie counter displays many of the world’s top quality cured, artisanal meats such as Jamon Iberico de Bellota, Prosciutto and Chorizo sliced with legendary Dutch Berkel meat slicers alongside a specially imported French Labesse Giraudon rÙtisserie for poultry and game birds. The museum quality antique Berkel floor-standing slicer, restored in Europe is displayed nearby. Our floor-to-ceiling glass walled cool room is yet another stunning feature. Speciality cuts of meat slowly pass by, hung from a custom designed cog gear and metal chain rack with larger carcass meat cuts aging behind, all backed by the floor-to-ceiling Himalayan salt brick wall. Whimsy features in numerous areas of the store including our ëchook camí wall, a nod to the recent 2008 Fall Louis Vuitton window display, with multiple video cameras trained onto our daily special within a glass domed display pedestal. As well, custom ìsausageî handles cast in solid copper from real Vicís Meat sausages, grace our principal doors and drawers.