Category Archives: rosters
Rosters: Cheese and Beer, 92Y Uptown, 04.11.13
Cheese and Beer 101 Instructors: Martin Johnson (The Joy of Cheese/Gastronomie 491) and Maggie Fuller (12% Imports) Cheese: Ewephoria: a sheep’s milk aged gouda from Holland. Beer: Leipziger Gose (Germany, Gose, 4.6% ABV) Cheese: Pantaleo: a big floral … Continue reading
Rosters: Better Red Than Dead, 92Y Uptown 03.21.13
Better Red Than Dead A Survey of Red Wine and Cheese Pairings Instructors: Martin Johnson (The Joy of Cheese, Gastronomie 491) and Michael Whidden (A.I. Selections) Cheese: Adelegger, a crisp, nutty Bavarian alpine cow’s milk cheese. Vaona Valpolicella Classico 11 … Continue reading
Rosters: Cheese and Whiskey 92Y Uptown 03.07.13
Instructors, Martin Johnson and Dave Herman Round 1 Keen’s Cheddar: One of THE classic English cheddars. Whiskey: Death’s Door White Whiskey – Wisconsin (40% abv) This style allows you to taste all the grains before the barrel has its say. Round 2 … Continue reading
Wednesday’s New York Times
There was a fine piece on cheese signage in the Wednesday NY Times. I was featured prominently. Very prominently. The article is here, http://bit.ly/VSYuhe
Rosters: Cheese and Belgian Beer, 92Y Uptown 01.24.13
Cheese & Belgian Beer Pairing 92nd St. Y, 01.24.13 Instructors: Martin Johnson (The Joy of Cheese, Gastronomie 491) and Maggie Fuller (12% Imports) Round 1 Chaource: A rich creamy cheese from France. Beer: Hof ten Dormaal – Dormaal Blond (8% Farmhouse Blond … Continue reading
Rosters Hard Cider and Cheese, 92Y Uptown July 12, 2012
Cheese & Hard Cider Pairing 92nd St. Y, 07.12.12 Instructors: Martin Johnson (The Joy of Cheese, Gastronomie 491) and Dave Herman (Grand Tsar of Malt) Round 1 Keen’s Cheddar: The classic clothbound cheddar from Somerset England. Cider: Doc’s Draft Hard Apple Cider – … Continue reading
Fromage of the Day, 11.12.12: Epoisses
Fromage of the Day, 11.12.11: Epoisses. Aromatic, sweet and deep, this wonderful washed rind cow’s milk cheese is from France. It pairs nicely with a Hermann Wiemer Late Harvest Riesling, an T-Gaverhopke Extra, a Four Roses Small Batch, or an … Continue reading
Roster: 10.25.12 92Y Autumn Wines and Cheeses to Match
Autumn Wines and Cheeses to Match 92 Y Uptown 10.25.12 Instructors Kat Kelly (Communal Brands) Martin Johnson (The Joy of Cheese, Gastronomie 491) First Pairing Cheese: L’Amuse, an aged gouda from northern Holland with sweet overtones. Wine: Stopbanks Gruner … Continue reading
Okay, So What Happened to Fromage of the Day?
Two things got in the way of this blog during the last month. For one, I am doing new signage for the cheese case at Gastronomie 491, (491 Columbus Ave, between 83rd and 84th on Manhattan’s Upper West Side), and … Continue reading
August 27th: Beer, Cheese, & Pickles
Great Cheese, Beer, and Pickles Converge at Jacob’s Please join us August 27th at 6:30as Brooklyn Brewery, Gastronomie 491 and Jacob’s Pickles combine forces for a tasting that will benefit the Westside Campaign Against Hunger. Brian Duprey of the Brooklyn … Continue reading
