Grade: A++
Where to Find It:
Food Group: Cheese!!
How Much to Fork Over: $$
Faves: Fantastic selection of handmade cheeses, Cheese classes, great service and very informative
Peeves: Any place that serves cheese from all over the world does
not have any flaws
The Jibba
Jab:
Pure cheese
ecstasy! A few of my girlfriends and I
signed up to take a Cheese 101 class at Scardello the other day and I am still
giddy over it. First, I’ll start off
with a couple of great things that have nothing to do with cheese. They carry Arista Pinot Noir from the Russian River
Valley in California , and it’s a very nice wine that
is very difficult to find. They also
sell McClure’s Bloody Mary mix from Detroit , MI and Brooklyn ,
NY , which is where I first
discovered this amazing mix. It is not
one to miss out on, and it is not one that is easily obtained. It is also my husband’s favorite, so I
snatched a jar to bring home.
Now, onto
the good part….Cheese! The class started off with each person receiving a
cutting board full of 17 different cheeses and a few. The owner, Rich Rogers,
first introduced himself, the other employees, and his story of naming the shop
after his grandfather. He was extremely
sincere and you could tell he has a real passion for cheese. I wanted to be a Cheesemonger right then and
there. After he educated us on the 8
different types of cheeses (Fresh, Semi-Soft, Soft Ripened, Surface Ripened,
Semi-Hard, Hard, Washed Rind and Blue) we moved onto the tasting. Each cheese was discussed in depth and I
truly felt like I learned a few great cheese facts after finishing the
class. It just made my love for cheese
that much stronger! Shhh….don’t tell my husband.
All in all,
if I could choose bits and pieces of things on earth to place in my heaven,
this little cheese shop would be there! I
have officially added it to my Mecca List.
P.S. I apologize for my bad photos. I will take better ones on my next visit or better yet visits.
Cheese! |
Oh my! I am a NY/NJ transplant to the metroplex and I have to say that I have only DREAMED that such a cheese shop exists in the area. I am so excited to head out there and try it out... thank you guys so much!
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