Wensleydale, a white, crumbly cheese with a grassy tang, made at the Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes, North Yorkshire has entered the final stage to secure “Protected Geographical Indication” (PGI) status. Currently, this is the only creamery producing “Yorkshire Wensleydale”. If […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A triangle wedge of Excalibur English Cheddar was a gift The Lady brought me last month when she returned from visiting Miss Anne, The Tall Guy and the Late, Great Hemingway, RIP. Imported by Atlanta Foods International, Excalibur is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vegetarian Suitable My battle-scarred ears perked up yesterday when The Man, Chef du jour because The Lady picked up a virus (no doubt a “gift” from one of the rug rats who invades the cheese kiosk because The Lady loves […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At Steve Jones’ The Cheese Bar The Lady and The Chef first met two guys from Neal’s Yard: David Lockwood, Managing Director, and Raef Hodgson, USA Export Manager. They were sampling three of the cheeses that Neal’s Yard exports. Neal’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vegetarian Suitable The Lady’s Cheese Friend, David, brought a wedge of Ilchester Beer Cheese, the first-ever blended cheese, in for The Lady and her cheesy cohorts to sample. The Man and I got lucky; she brought part of the wedge […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vegetarian – Suitable Cheese The Lady brought home a wedge of another dessert cheese created by the same cheesemakers, UK’s Long Clawson Dairy, which made the Blueberry Fayre I reviewed recently. You can read that review by clicking here. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vegetarian – Suitable Cheese It’s like eating cheesecake without the sugar… The Lady brought home a slice of White Stilton that was laced with blueberries, very generously laced. The Man, as you recall has a sweet tooth, was immediately interested, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before this feline foodie begins his review, I want to share with you a few “issues” I have with The Lady today. She informed me last night that I am not going with her to Wisconsin. Maybe I am naïve […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Man is heading to Southern California this morning so I’ll have a run of the manse during the day the rest of the week. Seemed like a good time to get an early start on my cheese reviews…but before […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is said that if you kiss the Blarney Stone you will be blessed with the “Gift of Gab”, also referred to as “eloquence” or skill at persuasion. Had The Lady used a little more “blarney” this past […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
