Crema De Blue

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Valley Shepherd Creamery's Crema De Blue was finally (!!!) at the Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal. I've been looking forward to trying this cheese after having Valley Shepherd's Bababloo. Crema De Blue is a raw, mixed-milk (cow and goat) blue cheese that has been cave aged. It has a ...

Classic Blue Log

Monday, October 27th, 2008

While visiting New York this weekend, I was around Artisinal and decided to have a quick look at the cheese counter in the Bistro. I was looking for something for a picnic later and noticed they had a few goat cheese logs that were covered in an awesome mold. Classic Blue ...

Valley Shepherd Bababloo

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Today's cheese was Valley Shepherd Bababloo. It's a mixed milk (cow and goat)  that is cave aged for at least 90 days, but sometimes up to 6 months. The color was pale yellow with thick, horizontal streaks of deep blue mold through the interior. The aroma was tangy and sharp, but ...

Manchego, Garrotxa, and Valdeón

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

I was in New York for a quick break and stopped by one of my favorite restaurants Tia Pol. To end the meal, I decided on the small "plato de queso combinado." There were three Spanish cheeses in the combinado: Manchego, Garrotxa, and Valdeón. The Manchego was pretty good. Manchego, ...