Jonathan Justus is saving the world one sausage at a time

The story of Justus Drugstore can be told through two books that sit on the shelf of a wooden end table just inside the front door. Great Sausage Recipes is stacked a few titles to the left of Making Great Sausage. Both have creased spines and the typefaces of scientific textbooks.

When a chef has multiple books dedicated to making his own sausage, odds are that you’ve just entered a restaurant with a very different philosophy. And that’s what has led the world to take notice of what’s happening in downtown Smithville, Missouri.