In April, meat specialists unveiled a “new cut of beef steak” at the Protein Innovation Summit in Chicago.

It’s called the Vegas Strip steak.

So was this an overdue April Fool’s joke? Or the real deal?

Apparently it’s real. The new cut is said to be as tender as a New York (or Kansas City) Strip but requires no aging or marinating to achieve that tenderness.

The cut can be anywhere from 4-12 ounces and I, for one, will be testing it out as soon as it’s available to the general public (i.e. me).

Sounds intriguing, no?

Read more about this new development here and here and at its own website here.

Photo courtesy of VegasStripSteak.com.

What do you get the baby who has everything?

A steak onesie he’s SURE not to have.

Announce his carnivorous intentions (you know, when he sprouts teeth and everything) with this screen printed beauty.

Nothing like espousing your views through your baby. That’s what you had him for, right?

Go forth, meat eaters, and prosper!

Photo courtesy of etsy.com/evieheartsmilo

You’re pretty savvy.

But in case there are a few cuts of steak that have eluded you, take a look at the Fox News “Simple Primer to Understanding Steak.”

All the mysteries of the Delmonico, Chateaubriand, Tri-tip and others will be revealed.

You can check it out here and maybe next time you can try cooking a new cut you’ve never tried.

You heard it here, folks.

Photo courtesy of ISTOCK via FoxNews.com.