Specialty Cheeses

Chaource is a tradtitional cheese that has been made since the 14th century, and named after its hometown, a soft ripened cheese with a bloomy rind. It smells of mushroom and soft earth, and its interior paste is buttery and lush tasting.

Produced in the Berry region in central France, Chevre Rond Cendre is made by a family who has been making goat’s milk cheese for three generations. This farmhouse cheese is coated with a very thin layer of wood ash. It has a fudge-like texture and a pleasing flavor.

Heart-shaped Coeur Neufchatel originated in Neufchatel, Normandie. Legend has it that in its early days, the women farmers who crafted this cheese would place the hearts onto the doorsteps of their lovers. It is quite similar in taste, texture, and appearance to Camembert.

Toma Piemtontese dates its origins back to ancient Roman times. The smooth rind ranges in color from light yellow to a burnt umber and the light colored interior has a soft and sweet taste to go with the creamy paste.

Bathed over time in balsamic vinegar and steeped in juniper, the appearance is a dark reddish-brown often spotted with mold. The cheese tastes earthy and tangy.

Fresh Crotonese is creamy with slightly piquant flavors.

This is an artisanal sheep’s milk cheese aged in wicker baskets. Aged Crotonese is golden in color with purple and orange veins staining the rind. The taste is meaty and robust, somewhere in between a Parmigiano and a Pecorino Romano.

A washed-rind D.O.P. characterized by a reddish brown, mold-marbled rind.

St. Angel is a triple cream specialty cheese. This cheese knows no season. Regardless of which batch you get your hands on, St. Angel will be consistent, extremely creamy, and very succulent. This very approachable cheese consists of a mild and buttery paste surrounded by a very thin and soft edible rind. Try this cheese on a cheese plate as a dessert course, or a light meal with...

A triple-creme bleu, Fromager d’Affinois Bleu has a soft, creamy taste that balances well with the sweet and tangy bleu flavors.