Archive | December 2011
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Rush Creek Reserve
Cheese: Rush Creek Reserve Who: Andy Hatch, Uplands Cheese Company Where: Dodgeville, WI Milk Type: Cow, unpasteurized Texture: soft Rind: washed, bound in spruce bark Shape: 1lb small disc Flavor: savory and buttery While Upland’s Pleasant Ridge Reserve continues it’s annual string of national awards as America’s best cheese, their Rush Creek Reserve wins the […]
recommended reading…
Two must-have’s for your cheese library: McCalman & Gibbons takes you deep into the what’s, how’s and why’s of all things cheese. Full of history, politics, science and wonderfully illustrated. Patricia Michelsen is the founder of La Fromagerie in London. Hers is literally and encyclopedia of cheese, beautifully told and illustrated. While not exhaustive, it […]
Wandering Shepherd Cheese – Nova Scotia
Ron Muise was a chef in Europe, but when he decided to come home it wasn’t a restaurant full of people he wanted. He preferred a farm full of sheep. The Cape Breton native and his wife moved home about three years ago and purchased a farm and old farmhouse in Grand Mira North, outside […]
Natalie in Gray – and following your nose*
Cheese: Natalie in Gray Who: ShadowBrook’s Farm Dutch Girl Creamery Where: Lincoln, Nebraska Milk Type: Goat, pasteurized Texture: soft Rind: mold-ripened Shape: small pyramid/bell Flavor: goaty, mushroom and barnyard I first tried Natalie in Gray a couple of years ago on a trip back to my old home state and was eager to give […]
Ossau Iraty
Cheese: Ossau Iraty (oh-soh ee-RAH-tee) Where: French Pyrénées Milk Type: Sheep, unpasteurized Texture: firm Rind: natural Shape: wheel Flavor: robustly nutty, buttery, lightly tangy Ossau Iraty is THE classic sheep’s milk cheese. It’s a “must-try” and time after time probably regains the spot as my favorite. It’s a luminescent cheese, both in look and in […]
Pantaleo
© Wedge in the Round Cheese: Pantaleo (pahn-tuh-LAY-oh) Where: Sardinia, Italy Milk Type: Goat, pasteurized Texture: hard, crumbly Rind: natural Shape: 6lb wheel Flavor: mildly fruity, pleasantly floral/herbaceous, a bit of lemon and a lingering tang Pantaleo is a little deceiver… …mild yet lingering flavor. …a citrus tang that isn’t exactly lemon but isn’t […]
Drawn from Memory
Culture has reposted a feature from last year with a fun walk through the history of cheese labels. Interesting graphical study. Merry Christmas! via culturecheesemag.com
Our Christmas Eve cheese board
Our holiday cheese board, what’s on yours? © Wedge in the Round pantaleo tome d’aquitaine cashel blue appleby’s cheshire rush creek reserve
Clawson Stilton Gold cheese attracts stars’ interest
Clawson Stilton Gold is 67 times more expensive than standard Stilton A Leicestershire cheesemaker has produced a new Stilton for Christmas, made with real gold and costing £60 per 100g. The Stilton, made at Long Clawson Dairy, is shot-through with edible gold leaf and gold liqueur. Bosses said they had received a number of inquiries […]
