Dilly News
FEBRUARY 2006
Cheese Mania
Over the last year, Robbie has spent hours tasting and researching cheeses for your nibbling, baking, snaking and dining pleasure. The difference in our cheese selection is incredible even in the last year. Make sure you ask for a “Cheese Club” card, which entitles you to earn punches toward a $10 store gift certificate.
New this week:
Carr Valley Cheese Company (Carr Valley cheeses have won over 90 national and international awards in the last three years alone. Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook’s cheeses have been a staple item – this month we’re trying some new cheeses as well:
Applewood Smoked Cheddar (white cheddar smoked with applewood. The rind is then rubbed with paprika, producing a beautiful burnt orange finish
Benedictine (cow/sheep/goat) Mixed milk cheeses are a favorite of mine, as they impart some of the best qualities of each milk. Benedictine is a washed rind cheese that is cellar cured and hand rubbed for 12 weeks before packaging.
Hot Pepper Jack – they add mixed green and red jalapeno peppers to their Monterey jack before pressing, producing a rich and very hot flavor. Great for Superbowl parties!
Gran Canairia (cow/goat/sheep) Another mixed milk cheese of a completely different style. Aged at least two years, this olive-oil cured specialty is fruity, nutty, intense, sweet and pungent all at the same time.
Cocoa Cordona (cocoa coated mild goat) is a staple in our case. Mild, and sweet, it makes a great dessert course in addition to a crowd pleasing nibble cheese.
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Other Tasty Cheeses
Tetilla – “little breast” in Spanish, this soft, mild cheese is excellent for snacking and melting. Avialable in whole “wheels” or in quarters.
Widmer Aged Brick Cheese – made the old fashioned way in Wisconsin’s Widmer Farms, this is a mild cheese, excellent for cheese trays and sandwiches. A little more complex than Wisconsin muensters, it has broad appeal and a friendly price along with its artisan pedigree.
Fontina – there have been many requests recently for Fontina cheese – and we’ve brought in Mezza Luna Fontina from Roth Kase, an excellent domestic producer of hand crafted cheeses.
SPECIAL EVENT – CARR VALLEY CHEESE & WINE TASTINGOn Sunday, April 30 (mark your calendars), Sid Cook, Master Cheesemaker from Carr Valley will be right here at Dilly Deli Wines & Gourmet to host an afternoon cheese tasting. With combined support from two of our wine vendors, and specialty beer vendors, this will be a great afternoon snacking and sipping event – and best of all it benefits SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION. A minimum of 50% of ticket prices go straight to the shelter, with an additional 10% of beer/wine sales and 20% of gourmet packaged food sales.
STAF is a no-kill shelter for abandoned and abused cats and dogs in Fairfax. Robbie has volunteered for about eight years, and has two “family members” from the shelter. A minimum of 50% of the proceeds will benefit the shelter. Tickets are $30 with prepaid reservations required. There will be an additional “early admission” option for an additional $10, when you can meet the cheesemaker, sample some special cheeses and wines.
This is a very casual event. We anticipate a sell-out, so please mark your calendars and commit early! At the moment, please call Robbie at 561-5233 for details.
SPECIAL EVENT – MARIEMONT PRESERVATION FOUNDATION WINE AND HORS D’OUVRE EVENTYour April calendar can be complete with these two events at Dilly Deli Wines & Gourmet. The MPF fundraiser is rescheduled from last fall. Join us on Sunday April 23, afternoon hours TBA.
Join MPF and us for an afternoon "cocktail hour" with fine wine, beer and hors d’ouvures. Including Whitestone cheeses from New Zealand. A portion of the proceeds benefits Mariemont Preservation Foundation. Reservations are strongly suggested. For tickets call MPF at 272-1166
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Happy January!
