Rush Creek Returns!
Hello everyone!It's such an exciting time of year.. Not only is it the holidays, but it is Rush Creek time! That's right, Uplands Dairy has released their delicious seasonal cheese and I figured that I...
View ArticlePetit Vacherin Mont d'Or
Hello everyone!I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday and that you ate until you could eat no more! I had a wonderful time with my family and was able to spread some cheese love :). This...
View ArticleChampagne Cheddar
Happy Holidays everyone!Today I wanted to talk about a fun cheese that we have in specifically for this time of year. It's a cheese that was a HUGE hit last year and as a result we brought in a lot...
View ArticleLast Post of 2013! The Delicious Alpha Tolman
Happy New Year's Eve everyone!I'm so excited to be wrapping up my day because I know that I have a few fantastic cheeses that I will be eating tonight! One of the cheeses that will most likely be...
View ArticleSt. Nuage - Like floating on a cloud...
Happy New Year to you all!I hope that you all had a wondrous holiday season filled with lots of family, friends and food! My holiday season was great - I just can't believe it's over already...Even...
View ArticleRock me like a Wagon Wheel
Good day everyone! Today I wanted to talk about a cheese that is very near and dear to my heart - the Wagon Wheel from Cowgirl Creamery. Even before visiting the creamery in Petaluma and helping make...
View ArticleFun Pictures from the CMI and FFS
Hello everyone!I thought I would share some of the photos I took from the first West Coast Cheesemonger Invitational and the Fancy Food Show. Enjoy!These are pictures of the Cheesemongers creating...
View ArticleI've Always Loved Reading!
Good afternoon!We've just kicked off our February promotions and I'm really excited about one of the cheese we have brought in... Reading from Springbrook Farm. It's a wonderfully delicious cheese and...
View ArticlePoint Reyes Toma
Hello everyone!I hope you all are doing well. Last week my girlfriend and I were lucky enough to have a private tour of the Point Reyes Creamery in Point Reyes Station, CA. Lynn (one of the four...
View ArticleACS Best in Show - Winnimere from Jasper Hill
Good evening everyone!Today I was fortunate enough to grab a wheel of the award winning Winnimere from the Cellars at Jasper Hill from the cheese counter at the Los Altos Whole Foods... This particular...
View ArticleLondon Truckle - A hockey puck cheese?
Hello everyone,I hope you are all doing well. I was watching the San Jose Sharks play the Montreal Canadians two nights ago and was reminded of a hockey puck-looking cheese that I had in my fridge, the...
View ArticleA Local Discovery - Baserri from Barinaga Ranch
Hello everyone!Last weekend I had the pleasure of working at the California Artisan Cheese Festival in Petaluma for the second year. I helped build a fantasy cheese table with Nancy Brunner from the...
View ArticleMy Adventures at the CACF (and recipes!)
Good day everyone!Last weekend I was lucky enough to be a part of the California Artisan Cheese Festival in Petaluma. I wanted to share some pictures and other fun bits with you here! Take a look :)On...
View ArticlePoint Reyes Bay Blue
Hello everyone!At the office today I brought out one of my favorite blue cheeses, the Bay Blue from Point Reyes Creamery. I first tried this cheese at the 2012 American Cheese Society Conference in...
View ArticleBonde du Poitou
Good morning everyone,One of the best things about Spring is that goats start producing milk again, allowing for more delicious goat's milk cheeses to be made. The best thing about right now? Is that...
View ArticleLe Chimay à la Bière
Hello loyal readers!I apologize for the brief absence. I've been on vacation and completely out of reach of technology. I must say it was quite refreshing!Today I'd like to write about one of the first...
View ArticleAbbaye de Belloc
Hello! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend thus far. Today I wanted to write about one of my go-to cheeses. This cheese is one that is always satisfying and I'm never disappointed when it is...
View ArticleFranklin's Teleme - Shootin' the Bries' 100th Post!!!
Hello everyone!It excites me to tell you all that this official is the 100th post of Shootin' the Bries. What a ride it has been! Looking over the past posts, I'm very proud to see how much information...
View ArticleFeaturing Grand Cru Surchoix for National Cheese Day!
Hello everyone!I found out from friends that today was National Cheese Day and I was so unprepared! As I didn't have a particular cheese picked out, I decided to go with the cheese that I had in my...
View ArticleNancy's Hudson Valley Camembert
Good afternoon everyone,I hope you all are having a wonderful week. Today I wanted to talk about one of the cheeses we have on promotion this month at the Northern California/Reno Whole Foods locations...
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