One of The Lady’s BCFF is Nathan, who heads up the Murray’s Cheese training program for Kroger. This means The Lady and Nathan get to work together and occasionally hangout. For The Lady, it’s a special relationship; one she cherishes. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jennae, one of The Lady’s BCFFs, gave her a large slice of the first aged Havarti. It’s made by Castello and aged nine months. As you may recall, my previous opinion of Havarti is the only way it has flavor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady was recently in New York and stopped in at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in the Flatiron District with her friend, Denise. The two were greeted by and visited with the Head Cheesemonger, Elena Santogade, who competed last summer in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Updated 4/1/2013… The Lady and I received an email from Nick with Dorothy Lane today: ” Hello Marcella and Spaulding, Thank you for the nice blog post on February 22 about our Kiiller Brownie® and cheese shops. We’re glad […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alpine-style cheeses from the mountains of Montana arrived at our door recently, courtesy of Darryl Heap, the Cheesemaker. He and The Lady met via their love for cheese and mutual membership in cheese groups at LinkedIn. When The lady was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seven tips to Build a Perfect Cheese Platter or “Something old; something new. Something stinky and something blue.”: 1. When buying your cheese, ask for samples, especially if you aren’t familiar with a cheese your cheesemonger is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I interviewed Jim Sartori last summer, we discussed the uniqueness of Sartori’s Antigo Plant, where their award-winning Bellavitano Cheese is made. Originally a brewery, the Antigo Plant perhaps has residual hoppiness that contributes to Certified Master Cheesemakers recipes plus the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady decided to get fancy on New Year’s Day with our Cheese Plate. Instead of crafting a “board” she made individual cheese plates and conducted a personalized “Cheese 101″ for The Man and moi… now I understand The Man’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady’s Cheese Friend, Rachel, gave her a jar of Happy Goat Milk Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce which she had been saving for a special occasion. After the success of the Pear Tarte Tatin she made on Christmas Day she […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Man and I love that The Lady loves to cook; but cleaning the kitchen is a chore none of us care for, especially moi, who has a significant aversion to water… so… The Lady decided to do Christmas dinner […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From the home of the Petoskey Rock, one of which The Lady found on the shore of Michigan’s Traverse Bay many years ago (BFF… Before Feline Foodie), comes American Spoon Food. This company was founded in 1982 when two foodie […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady has some special cheese friends (think “special” as friends who give her cheese) and one of them is Jennae. Their cubes in the office are next to each other and they share cheese, knowledge and a “Mother-Daughter” type […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
