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We’re partnering up with Neal’s Yard Dairy another year to highlight their selection of Irish Farmhouse Cheeses for St. Patrick’s Day! Orders due Tuesday 1/21/20 – ask your sales rep for details! E805 – Coolea – 1/17 lbs  Originally from the Netherlands, Helene and Dick Willems brought traditional Gouda-making methods to produce Coolea on their...

We received an email a half hour ago from Jasper Hill. They are releasing a new cheese – Eligo – a washed-rind Brick/Tallegio style mixed goat and cow milk cheese. This story had been developing slowly at first, and then at a break neck speed. For a couple years, Jasper Hill has been kicking around the idea of buying a herd of goats. Initial plans for early in the year...

Tomme Chevre Grandmere from Jacquin has quickly become one of our most popular French imports. A beautifully bloomed goat cheese, it has a fudgy texture towards the center and a runny, melted ice cream consistency near the rind. For this new version, a thick layer of black truffle bisects the cheese and heightens its richness with earthy and umami flavors. Located in the Centre-Val...

We have added Baetje Farms’ Coeur de la Crème cheeses to our pre-order program.  These heart-shaped fresh chevres are soft and pillowy in texture with rich, fresh flavors.    Like most of Baetje’s lineup, the Coeurs de la Creme come to us highly acclaimed, with the Plain, 3 Pepper and Garlic and Chive all having taken First Place awards at the American Cheese Society....

Check out these old recipes we found buried in our closet. Forget your typical cheese crisps, fondue, or baked casserole recipe; and experiment with a “Capricciosa” salad, made with celery root, ham, tongue, cucumber, all cut into julienne strips. Add your Taleggio, cut it into a fun shape like a triangle and make your salad look like a flower full of worms.  Or how...

Taking on a 50lb wheel of cheese is daunting to say the least. If you’re a small shop, you know you’ll lose a bit of quality if you don’t sell the cheese fast enough. Thankfully, Neal’s Yard Dairy has a solution to this problem. We will be offering for pre order 1/4 wheel packs of both Lincolnshire Poacher and Montgomery’s Cheddar. Not only is the lead...

If I had to pick a desert island cheese, hands down, it’s Marcel Petite Comté. Not only does it have complex nuanced flavors, it’s so versatile! I’ve melted it over a cauliflower gratin, layered thin slices between sourdough bread and butter for grilled cheese, shredded it over scrambled eggs, and nibbled on it while standing in front of the fridge contemplating...

M385 – Monte Enebro – 3/3lbs Cheesemakers Paloma and Rafael Baez are behind this unique Spanish beauty. Monte Enebro is aged for 30-45 days and incorporates Penicillium roqueforti onto its rind. As you may know, this is the same mold used in blue cheeses, such as Roquefort and Stilton. This may account for why the cheese has a peppery, earthy, walnut flavor. ...

Amber Kunik 6/10oz Available on the “New England” tab of the attached pre-order workbook We’re pleased to introduce a new offering from Nettle Meadow, the Amber Kunik.  Many of you already know and love the original Kunik, a dense triple crème made from a perfect balance of goat’s and cow’s milk.  To make the Amber Kunik, the cheese is then washed in both beer and...

We’re excited to introduce Baetje cheeses to the rest of the Midwest! You can find it on its own page in the attached pre-order workbook. Steve and Veronica Baetje started Baetje Farms in 2006. After a back injury deterred Steve from continuing his construction job, the Mennonite couple chose to venture into cheesemaking since they already owned a few goats. They moved to...