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Carne Diem — Fine Meats & Pantry is a whole-animal and seafood butchery at 4179 N Mulberry Dr in the Village at Briarcliff, Kansas City’s Northland. It is run by husband-and-wife Louis Guerrieri and Sarah Nelson, who also operate the restaurant Ombra a few doors away. Beyond the meat case it carries a curated cheese-and-charcuterie counter, deli meats cured in house, housemade pasta and baked goods, wine and KC-made spirits, plus grab-and-go and hot takeout — no indoor seating. Tier 1 — owner-operated, single-location, sourcing almost entirely from Missouri farms.123

Description

Carne Diem states its own premise plainly on the offerings page: “WE FOCUS ON WHOLE-ANIMAL BUTCHERY BECAUSE WE DON’T LIKE WASTE AND BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR FOOD SYSTEMS.”2

The sourcing is named farm by farm rather than gestured at. Pasture-raised Black Angus and pasture-raised pork, free-range poultry and farm eggs, and seasonal duck and rabbit all come from Barham Family Farm in Kearney, MO; Wagyu from Maries River Wagyu, Westphalia, MO; 100% grass-fed bison from KC Buffalo Co., Belton, MO; free-range lamb from Green Dirt Farms, Weston, MO — the same producer behind green-dirt-on-oak. Seafood is sustainably harvested and seasonal, with Missouri caviar. Several categories carry a standing “please call in advance to reserve specific cuts.”2

The non-meat half is what puts this page in the cheese cluster: a cheese-and-charcuterie section of local, domestic and imported selections plus tinned fish, cured sausages and confit; deli meats cured on site across beef, pork, bison, lamb, duck, poultry and seafood (pastramis, hams, bacons, roasts, snack sticks); housemade dried pasta and baked goods; curated wine, KC-made liquor, local and imported beer, cider, seltzer and non-alcoholic options; and take-home meals, sides, salads, soups, cold sandwiches and weekly hot food.2

The Pitch adds the wider supplier map: lamb and cheese from Green Dirt Farm, flour from Marion Milling, mushrooms from MyCo Planet, tortillas from Yoli Tortilleria, bread from Ibis Bakery.3

Ownership and history

The shop’s own About text credits “life-partners Sarah + Louis,” who “have spent their culinary careers honing butchery, pastry, and various culinary skills to bring seasonal & scratch cooking back into the equation,” and frames the project as reinventing the mom-and-pop shop.1

Surnames come from The Pitch (Aug 6, 2024, by Jordan Baranowski), which identifies the pair as “the husband-and-wife team of Louis Guerrieri and Sarah Nelson” and places Carne Diem “just a few doors down from their restaurant, Ombra,” in Briarcliff. Nelson is quoted on growing up in Kearney, Missouri — “We were surrounded by farms” — and now sources from a farmer she grew up across the street from.3 Because Carne Diem and Ombra share owners, the pair is a small local two-concept operation; that does not displace Tier 1, which turns on owner-operation and KC locus, not on concept count.

A precise opening date was not established this pass — The Pitch piece is forward-looking rather than a dated opening report. Founding date: “ beyond “by mid-2024.”

menu_status: partial. First-party prices are published for the two programs that have fixed pricing; the butcher case itself is priced by cut and availability (“call during regular business hours for availability”), so it is not transcribable from the web. All figures below are first-party — nothing from an aggregator.2

Fill-Your-Freezer (custom-cut half pig or cow; minimum two weeks’ notice)

ItemPrice
Beef$9.50/lb ($2,500–$3,000 before tax)
Pork$5.50/lb ($750–$1,000 before tax)

Charcuterie boards (meats, cheeses, crackers, dried fruit, olives; 24-hour minimum notice, paid at order; $25 off-day fee for Monday/Tuesday pickups)

BoardServesPrice
Intimate1–4$39.99
Small5–9$54.99
Medium10–15$72.99
Large16–20$99.99

Add-ons: crudités +$10 (included on medium/large); gluten-free crackers +$10/$20.

Sandwich & sides catering platters (minimum 10 items): sandwiches/entrées $5 each — ham & cheese, roast beef, “birdie” (roasted turkey), italiano (salami, porchetta, provolone), PB&J, soup (smoky beef stew), salad. Chips $1; soda/water $3.

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Footnotes

  1. Carne Diem — official site (accessed 2026-08-13). Asserts: name “Carne Diem | Fine Meats & Pantry”; 4179 N Mulberry Dr, Kansas City, MO 64116; (816) 603-1151; info@carnediembutcher.com; service hours Thu–Sat 11a–7p, Sun 11a–4p, Mon–Tue closed, Wed by appointment only; hot-food takeout Thu–Sun 11:00am–3:00pm; “no indoor seating available”; About text — “Home of Whole Animal & Seafood Butchery in KC,” full butcher services across local beef, bison, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, duck and rabbit, sustainably-sourced seafood, deli selections, housemade pastas, curated cheese counter, fine wines and spirits; “life-partners Sarah + Louis.” ↩ ↩2

  2. Carne Diem — “Offerings.” (accessed 2026-08-13). Asserts: whole-animal butchery statement; Barham Family Farm (Kearney, MO) beef, pork, poultry, eggs, duck and rabbit; Maries River Wagyu (Westphalia, MO); KC Buffalo Co. (Belton, MO) 100% grass-fed bison; Green Dirt Farms (Weston, MO) lamb; sustainably-harvested seasonal seafood plus Missouri caviar; cheese & charcuterie, deli meats, wine & liquor, dried pasta & baked goods, grab-and-go & hot food categories; Fill-Your-Freezer beef $9.50/lb ($2,500–$3,000 before tax) and pork $5.50/lb ($750–$1,000 before tax), two weeks’ notice; charcuterie boards Intimate $39.99 (1–4), Small $54.99 (5–9), Medium $72.99 (10–15), Large $99.99 (16–20), crudités +$10, gluten-free crackers +$10/20, 24-hour minimum notice, $25 off-day fee for Mon/Tue pickups; sandwich/sides catering minimum 10 items, sandwiches/entrées $5 each, chips $1, soda/water $3. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. Jordan Baranowski, “Savory Sustenance: Carne Diem delivers meat to mouths of Kansas City carnivores,” The Pitch, Aug 6, 2024 — asserts: “the husband-and-wife team of Louis Guerrieri and Sarah Nelson”; business name Carne Diem Fine Meats & Pantry; located in Briarcliff a few doors from their restaurant Ombra; Nelson grew up in Kearney, Missouri and sources from a farmer she grew up across the street from; suppliers include Green Dirt Farm, Marion Milling, MyCo Planet, Yoli Tortilleria, Ibis Bakery. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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