Scardello - A Revisit for Lunch

Cyberspace: scardellocheese.com
Grade: A++
Where to Find It: 3511 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
Food Group: Cheese!!
How Much to Fork Over: $$
Faves: Fantastic selection of handmade cheeses and wine, Sandwiches, great service

Peeves: Not close enough to my house

The Jibba Jab:

Still pure cheese ecstasy!  Since my husband was out of town when I went to Scardello’s cheese class a few weeks ago, I just had to take him there to experience the greatness of the place.  Also, we needed a great lunch spot before we headed off to the Margarita Meltdown, so one of my best friend’s tagged along.  Not only does this place have a great cheese selection, but they have some really great wines as well, such as Pinot Noir’s from my favorite areas in the US, Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley and Willamette Valley.  We ended up choosing of bottle of the Bench Pinot Noir from Sonoma County, California (currently at the top of my list of best places to go in America!).  For lunch, my husband ordered the Sweet Italian sandwich, which has
sliced prosciutto, Burrata, and fig confit on a fresh baked baguette.  It looked incredible and had the perfect balance of that salty sweet combination that I kill for.  My friend and I decided to fulfill our cheese quota for the day and split a cheese plate, and we let the lady serving us choose our cheeses.  I can’t exactly remember the names of all four cheeses that she gave us, but I do know that we started with a chevre, then an incredibly nutty and creamy gruyere, then a not too salty pecorino, and finally a cow and goats milk blue cheese.  All of them were amazing, but the blue was the much loved cheese for me.  I’m always a sucker for the blue!  I am still every bit as infatuated with this place as I was after my first cheese class here.

Scardello

Cyberspace: scardellocheese.com
Grade: A++
Where to Find It: 3511 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
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!

Cheese Menu with my notes