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One of Many Guilty Pleasures - La Tur
When people ask me what my favorite cheese is, I often respond with the familiar statement "that's like choosing your favorite child!" But when I am forced to answer this question, 9 times out of 10 I...
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The King of Cheese! Parmigiano Reggiano
Hello everyone!For the last few days, I have been prepping for a raw cheese class that I will be teaching on Saturday, January 19 and as a result, I have been thinking a lot about raw cheese! I promise...
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Melting Fun with Appenzeller
Hello everyone! I decided that this week leading up to my class on raw milk cheeses that I would feature some of my favorite raw cheeses. Last post I talked about Parmigiano Reggiano (a cheese I can't...
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The Benefits of Raw Milk Cheese
Hello everyone!I'm very excited to be hosting my first Raw Milk Cheese class tomorrow at my store from 12 - 1pm. If you're interested, swing on by! No sign up is necessary.While I wish every single one...
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Gameday Snacking with Fontina
Hello folks! First of all, I have to say congratulations to the San Francisco 49ers! They're on their way to the Superbowl! Woohoo! During the game today my coworker Ali (our wine specialist/chef...
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Hankering for Harbison
Hello everyone!I can't even begin to tell you how excited I was the other day when I saw we had received a shipment of Harbison. This cheese is not the easiest to get on the West Coast and whenever we...
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The Cheesy Harmony that is Mélodie
Hello everyone,Today I wanted to talk about a cheese that I "rediscovered" while attending the American Cheese Society in Raleigh, NC last year. This cheese is the Mélodie from Laura Chenel. When I was...
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Robiola Bosina
As I walked into my cheese cooler today, I noticed that we had gotten a shipment of Robiola Bosina and it is such a wonderful cheese that I wanted to share it with you all! Cheese: Robiola...
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Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dip
When I think about the Superbowl, I think about wings. When I think about wings, I think about blue cheese dip! So for my Superbowl themed post today I have decided to share with you the recipe that my...
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Peppery Pevrin
Happy Superbowl Sunday everyone! Today's cheese caught my eye because of the colors... very close to the 49ers colors I thought. :) Today's cheese is the Pevrin from Caseificio La Bottera.Cheese:...
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A Valentine's Day Treat - Cazelle de St. Affrique
If you want to impress your honey with a tasty cheese other than brie this Valentine's Day, this is the cheese to use! The Cazelle de St. Affrique is a wonderful bloomy rind sheep's milk cheese that...
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Seduced by St Marcellin
Another fun treat for your Valentine's Day is the St Marcellin. Because of its consistency and its ability to become a finger food, I find this cheese particularly seductive. Read on if you care to...
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Schmoozing with Scimudin
One of the new cheeses we got at our counter this month is the Scimudin. This cheese is a bloomy rind cheese that sort of resembles a brie. It is not as gooey on the inside as most bries, but still has...
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Manny's Maniacal Jarlsberg Grilled Cheese
Today I was thinking about recipes to make with cheese and I realized that I haven't done any posts about grilled cheese or macaroni and cheese. I decided to fix that. I had a talk with my fantastic,...
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My Guest Blog on Culture!
This winter I was lucky enough to be one of five bloggers chosen to be a guest blogger on the Culture blog... To see what I wrote, click here:...
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Snofrisk - Fun to Say, Great to Eat!
Hello loyal readers,I apologize for the lack of posts of the last few days. The last few days have been pretty crazy. Today, I want to talk about a cheese that was reintroduced to me this month and in...
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Double Gloucester - An English Classic
A couple of days ago at the cheese counter we received a wheel of Double Gloucester and it was like seeing an old friend. Double Gloucester is the cheese that is used to make Cotswold (Double...
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Repost on Parmigiano Reggiano - with a twist!
Hello everyone!Our Parm Crack is just around the corner! Join us on March 9 at 12pm to see Kevin and Manny cut into two wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano along with every other Whole Foods Market in the...
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Bonne Bouche "Wrinkles are Sexy!"
That's right, I said it, wrinkles are sexy! At least in the case of this magnificent cheese... Bonne Bouche.Cheese: Bonne Bouche (French for "good mouthful")Producers: Vermont Butter and Cheese...
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St Soleil, Another Herve Mons Hit!
When I was at the Fancy Food show back in January, I was super excited to try this new cheese from Herve Mons at the training that we had with him. The cheese is St. Soleil - a beautiful washed rind...
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