National Filet Mignon Day

The most tender cut on the animal, and one that benefits from restraint in the kitchen.

National Filet Mignon Day on August 13 celebrates the beef tenderloin steak, cut from the smaller end of the psoas major muscle, a muscle that does almost no work during the animal's life and therefore develops very little connective tissue or fat, resulting in the most tender cut available. 'Filet