Sunday, November 9th, 2008
I was hanging out with the SO in Philly before my flight to London and we stopped by DiBruno Bros. to get her some cheese for the week (I'm slowing turning her into a cheese adict too). One of the cheese mongers was in a gregarious mood and was sharing ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Purple Haze is a fresh goat's milk cheese from Cypress Grove Chevre. It comes in a three ounce disk packaged in plastic. While I'm not a huge fan of chevre that's sealed in thick plastic, I had heard about this cheese since it has lavender and fennel pollen, and I ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Ewe's Dream is made by Otterbein Acres in Newburg, PA. It is made from raw sheep's milk that is organic (grass-fed, hormone and antibiotic free). It is smiliar to a pecorino-toscano fresco. It almost rindless and the interior color was pale yellow. The aroma was definitely mild. The cheese has ...
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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, ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Picked up this Ossau Iraty style cheese from the French Pyrenees / Basque region to go with a July 4th tapas meal. The color was what attracted me. This cheese is coated in Piment d'Espelette. Texture was semi-firm to firm with a wonderful nutty aroma and taste, and a slight ...
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