Marcella The Cheesemonger
A Feline Foodie shares his thoughts about cheese…and humankind.
Monthly archive March, 2010

The Lady is Interviewed at Know Your Cheese

Social Media Group, Know Your Cheese, interviewed The Lady. You can check out the interview and join this group of cheese hounds by ckicking on the link below: http://www.knowyourcheese.info/profiles/blogs/member-of-the-week-meet

Lionel Giraud, A Charming Frenchman, and His French Cheese Plate

At the same Seminar I mentioned in the reviews of the Rogue Creamery non-blues, The Lady met a most charming Frenchman, Lionel Giraud, who at the time was a sales rep for the French Cheese Company, FROMI. He has since left that company and has disappeared off The Lady’s cheese radar. She asked that I...

Old Amsterdam Gourmet Biscuits

As many of you know The Lady grew up in The South and that’s where her culinary heart lives and breathes. The Man was rummaging around in the kitchen cabinets this morning when The Lady announced she planned to make some biscuits for breakfast. The Man swooned and asked “How long before they are ready?”...

A Rogue Creamery Cheese Plate That’s Not Singing the Blues

Not long after The Lady became a Cheese Steward she attended a DPI seminar that included cheese tastings with several cheesemakers and cheese experts. I wrote about this in a post that discussed the importance of terroir. One of the speakers was David Gremmels, President of the American Cheese Society and one of the owners...

Edelweiss Bavarian Blue

The Lady had this cheese in the kiosk for a short time and it sold well. However, DPI was disappointed in its quality and pulled it. The problem stemmed from a rapid color change. When cut it had a beautiful ivory white paste with the blue splotching (as opposed to veining) but the white quickly...

Hotcha Shrimp Salsa

The Lady felt this soon-to-be released salsa from Kelly and Hotcha Salsa deserved its own review…and because The Lady was selfish and wouldn’t share with her favorite Feline Foodie, I’m not able to add my thoughts other than this: I caught a glimpse of this salsa and there were so many shrimps in each bite, I...

Salsas from Hotcha: One Taste and They’ve Gotcha

The Lady’s friend, Jim Lowes of Say Cheese Magazine, introduced his friend, Kelly Golden, owner and entrepreneur extraordinaire of Hotcha Salsa, a salsa line currently available in Southern California through Ralphs and other fine retailers. The Lady expressed a need for more variety at the salsa bar she maintains at the cheese kiosk and ta...

Old Amsterdam Aged Gouda

[twitter-follow screen_name='cheesemonger' show_count='yes'] 2010 Best of Class – Aged Gouda – World Championship Cheese Contest For years The Lady and The Man have spoken highly of Old Amsterdam Aged Gouda, but not once did they bring it home for the Feline Foodie. Finally, my time to taste and review this world-class Gouda has come. Wednesday,...

Cheese Pairings with Sea Salts and Chocolate

It’s more than a little annoying when The Lady has the nerve to look me in the eye and utter, “I’m sorry you can’t have any chocolate; it’s not good for you.” Like she has a darn clue what’s good for me… well the hugs are quite good and the fresh chicken, that’s good as...

Fagundes Farmstead Smoked Jack – Guest Review

I have often mentioned The Man’s BFF, Gary… and in this case it really is BFF – they have been friends for fifty years – now that’s what this Feline Foodie calls a life-long friend. They are lucky to have been friends for so long… Gary currently is on a journey to find the perfect...