Walk into any restaurant or cafe kitchen and you're sure to find a few things they all have in common—the nutty smell of fresh butter, the sizzle of garlic hitting the pan...and butcher block ...

The instant real wood replaces sterile stone, a kitchen changes character. Sunlight dances across the grain, the surface ...

First things first: Bally Block Co. does not make cement blocks. The eastern Berks County manufacturing company makes wood products with butcher block, which is strips of hardwood glued together. “A ...

A kitchen with butcher block wood countertops and green subway tile backsplash - Joseph Hendrickson/Shutterstock Butcher block evokes ruggedness and timeless beauty ...