The Big Cheese – 2010 Nantwich International Cheese Show
COMPLETE WINNERS’ LIST 28 July 2010 Last updated at 06:15 ET By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine As tens of thousands are expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why have Britons started taking this once-humble foodstuff very seriously indeed? Everywhere you look, one yellowing, waxy sight dominates the landscape: cheese, and tonnes of...
The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
The Lady and I became intrigued when we first “met” (on the web) Avery Aames and she told us she was developing a new cozy mystery series set in a cheese shop… “The Cheese Shop Mystery” Series. Avery further caught my personal attention when she said the book would include a cat that hung out...
Lapellah Restaurant
The Lapellah Restaurant located at Grand Central in Vancouver, Washington is a farm-to-table restaurant that is locally owned and operated. The word Lapellah comes from the “trade” language used in the 1800s and means “roasted” or “to roast over a fire”. The first thing The Lady noticed when she entered the restaurant was the pleasant,...
Appleby’s Raw Milk Cheshire from Neal’s Yard Dairy
Raw Milk and Vegetarian-Suitable As mentioned on occasion, The Lady likes to visit and check out the competition (think: spying) and she recently wandered into Whole Foods in the Pearl District of Downtown Portland. This is a nice store with a terrific cheese kiosk. The Lady likes to check out their small morsel basket for...
34° Whole Grain Crispbread Crackers
Before I begin this review, I must step aside for a moment and address my critics and let those same critics in on a secret… unless a cheese or cheese “accessory” is so bad that I cannot (in good conscience) withhold such information from my loyal readers, I rarely give out bad reviews. I follow...
Gothberg Farms’ Goat Cheese Plate
Not far from the US-Canadian border, in the Skagit Valley, is the unincorporated town of Bow, Washington. Bow is located on Samish Bay between Seattle and Bellingham. Depending on your sea level, you can view the San Juan Islands of the Puget Sound; you can enjoy the view of Mount Baker, Chuckanut and on a...
Black Diamond Extra Sharp Black Cheddar
The Lady carries Black Diamond Extra Sharp Cheddar on her cheese island which is adjacent to the Cheese Kiosk in her store. The cheese island also carries lots of specialty cheeses that come pre-cut and wrapped (the cheese in the kiosk is all cut and wrapped on the premises). As you may have gathered from...
Beecher’s Marco Polo and Fresh Raspberry Cheesecake
Pepper and raspberries go well together to make a sweet and spicy pairing. I thought taking Beechers’ Marco Polo Cheese which has green and black peppercorns from Madagascar and fresh raspberries would make a sweet, spicy and savory cheese cake… Crust: Ingredients: 12 Just Desserts Fudge Brownie Bites, crushed in food processor 2 ½ Tablespoons...
The Hawthorne Fred Meyer Meat Counter Has Got It Going On
The Lady shops a lot of places in the Portland, Oregon area but she now only buys fresh sausage from Greg at the Hawthorne Fred Meyer located on the corner of 39th and Hawthorne in Southeast Portland. If you haven’t been in this particular Fred Meyer… well, it’s time to make a trip to check...
DCI’s Limburger-Style Liederkranz Returns to the US Market
Back in the day (late 1800s) when refrigeration was inadequate (think: there was no Fedex Overnight), an apprentice cheesemaker at Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, NY, Emil Frey, was challenged by his employer to duplicate Bismarck Schlosskase, a popular stinky German cheese that didn’t transport well across the Atlantic to New York. It took...
