Cheese&Gourmet

Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Cheeses (40ish) & Gourmet Ready for the Holiday

Our deli case is now LOADED with fine cheeses, and has flowed over into our secondary retail refrigerator which now houses nothing but cold wines, sausages and other goodies.

The following four additions were featured at our recent wine extravaganza and attendees took home all four in record numbers:

Roaring Fourties Blue (Austrailia) - harder and harder to come by this is a gentle wax coated blue that is sweet and has an aftertaste reminiscent of serrano ham. Great for cheese boards, cooking sauces and snacks. Cow's milk.

Pierre Robert
(made in the Champagne region of France) Very rich, buttery, cream flavor with tartness of a yogart style. Great with fresh berries, french bread and champagne are all that is needed to enjoy the superb quality of this cheese. Made from cow's milk with a white mold rind, in the brie family.

fruit, cheese presentations, or a fine dining cheese selection.
A play on "Morbier" this cheese made by master cheesemaker Sid Carr is a tremendous example of artisan cheesemanking, bring to life a new tradition in American greatness

Nevat
is a very unique, soft-ripened goat cheese invented and produced by Josep of Can Pujol. From the heart of the Barcelones Mts in Catalunya, he makes the cheese using only his own and neighboring herders’ fresh, same-day milk. Nevat’s rind is treated with a penicillin mold, enabling a beautiful bloomy white rind that transforms the curd. As it matures, it softens from a semi soft texture. Delicate, sweet with a slight tang. The names means snow in Catalan. Artisan-handmade with traditional method.

Other New Goodies:

Meza Brie en Croute
As easy as it gets. Brie already wrapped in pastry with either apricot or cranberry filling are ready to go into the oven.

Chorizo
Authentic Spanish sausage - ours is mild. A new vendor has friendlier pricing, so you will see a significant difference in price now.

Busetto Sausage
Domestic sausages of excellent quality. We have the pepper coated and herbs de Provence coated varieties.

Busetto Procuitto
Pre-cut procuitto ready to make your own rotolla, saltambocca or procuitto wrapped melon.

Redondo Iglasias Seranno Ham
Fabulous Spanish cured ham! This is not in the case (its too big) just ask. We cut it very very thin. Great for snacking, excellent with cheeses, olives and other tapas items. Quarter pound minimum.

Other Goodies:

Cheese Stuffed Olives
Cheese Stuffed sweet peppers
Mascarpone
Cooked, boned whole Virginia Hams
18 month aged gouda
Teleggio
Coach Farm Goat Cheeses (fresh, aged and reduced fat)
Stripey Jack (beautiful layered cheese from the major districts of England)
P'Tit Basque
Ginger Stilton
Point Reyes Blue
Pata de Mulo (hard, sharp raw sheeps milk cheese from Spain)
Chimay (great with beer, a mild washed rind cheese from Belguim)
Lots of Pates

There are many more not listed - we have about 40 cheeses available right now. Stop by or call and ask for Robbie!

Have a great holiday!