Today we are pleased to introduce you to LeeAnn Zubay, ACS CCP Cheesemonger and Owner, with her husband, Jerry, of ZZest Market and Cafe in Rochester, Minnesota. Like The Lady and me, LeeAnn understands that sometimes if we don’t “toot […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The weekend of March 15th and 16th, The Lady and her BCFF/BCDaughter, Jennae, headed south to Central Point, Oregon to attend the 9th Annual Oregon Cheese Festival which happens every March under a huge tent on the grounds of Rogue […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Today we step from behind the cheese counter and if you don’t know her, introduce you to Award-Winning San Francisco Chronicle Columnist, Janet Fletcher. And if you do know her, perhaps you’ll learn something new. Janet lives, gardens and enjoys […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tom Van Voorhees, Retail Shop Manager and Head Cheesemonger at Rogue Creamery, and The Lady have been friends for several years and enjoyed slinging cheese together in September 2011 at the Bra Cheese Festival. Tom is a member of the elite […] ↓ 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…
Meet Lisa Futterman, ACS CCP, who developed and runs the wholesale account department of Pastoral in Chicago. We thank Lisa for participating in our 2013: The Year of the Cheesemonger!! Lisa has been cooking since she was tiny and has been […] ↓ 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…
It’s Super Bowl Sunday and you know what that means… a special cheese plate and a Clydesdale commercial that melts The Lady’s heart… ahhh… Today’s plate was a combination of cheeses we reviewed earlier today and three The Lady bought at […] ↓ 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…
2012 was the first full year of traveling for The Lady opening Murray’s Cheese Shops across the Kroger Enterprise. In all she assisted in opening 13 new cheese shops in Colorado, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Washington State and Oregon, bringing her […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady likes to check out the competition (think “spy”) and when she comes across new cheeses, she buys small bites for moi to taste and review. Recently she was in a Haggen and picked up a wedge of Westminster Farmer’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
