Meat, the handsomest of the nine food groups, gets its good looks from spice rubs, seasonings, and long soaks in wrinkle-reducing marinades. Ogle seductive slabs with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of meat and groceries at Critchfield Meats Retail Store.

The skillful butchers at Critchfield Meats cleave premium USDA-approved cuts of Alltech Angus beef purveyed alongside a carefully selected assortment of protein accouterments and fresh-baked goods in a friendly, family-run shop. Grills sizzle with gratitude when filled with an Alltech Angus ribeye ($14.59/lb), which can escort eggs to breakfast or perform a poignant autobiographical solo show at dinner. Critchfield's Alltech Angus sirloin steaks stampede across the mouthplain with beefy abandon ($9.39/lb), and the boneless chicken breasts retain the power of flight just long enough to land atop a flaming grill ($3.99/lb). To eschew the call of the landlubbering wild, feast on fresh salmon, the bacon of the sea ($11.99/lb).

Prices may vary according to daily stock.