Monthly Archives: November 2012

Fromage of the Day, 11.30.12: Tomme Dolce

Fromage of the Day, 11.30.12: Tomme Dolce.  Subtle, sweet and direct, this firm goat’s milk cheese is from California.  It pairs nicely with your favorite Gavi, a Pilsner Urquel, or a Redemption Rye.  If it was a Horace Silver trio … Continue reading

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Fromage of the Day, 11.29.12: Paglierino

Fromage of the Day, 11.29.12: Paglierino.  Buttery, nutty, and complex, this sheep’s milk cheese is from Italy.  It pairs nicely with your favorite Brunelo,  A Smuttynose Winter Ale, a Macallan with as much vintage as you can afford, or a … Continue reading

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Fromage of the Day, 11.27.12: Pleasant Ridge Reserve

Fromage of the Day, 11.27.12: Pleasant Ridge Reserve.  Nutty, crisp, and fruity, this cow’s milk cheese is from Dodgeville Wisconsin.  I don’t think I exaggerate when I say it’s one of the new American classics.  It pairs nicely with your … Continue reading

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Fromage of the Day, 11.26.12: Rush Creek Reserve

Fromage of the Day, 11.26.12: Rush Creek Reserve. Goopy, mushroomey, and rich in the very best sense of the word, this cow’s milk beauty is from Wisconsin.  It pairs well with your favorite Gruner, a T’Gaverhopke Extra, an Elmer T. … Continue reading

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Fromage of the Day, 11.25.12: Kunik

Fromage of the Day, 11.25.12: Kunik.  Rich, herbal, and luscious, this bloomy rind goat’s milk cheese (with a little Jersey Cow cream ladled in) is from upstate New York.  It pairs well with your favorite bubbly, a Brooklyn Sorachi Ace, … Continue reading

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Fromage of the Day, 11.24.12: Mastorazio

Fromage of the Day, 11.24.12: Mastorazio.  Buttery, nutty and complex, this sheep’s milk cheese is from Italy.  It pairs nicely with your favorite Nebbiolo, a T’Gaverhopke Extra, a Doc’s Pear Cider, or a Auchentoshen.  If it was a Jason Moran … Continue reading

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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

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Fromage of the Day, 11.09.12: Vermont Bismark

Fromage of the Day, 11.09.12:  Vermont Bismark.  Wooly, slightly sweet and nicely balanced, this sheep’s milk cheese is from the Grafton Village Cheddar people, but it’s not a cheddar.  Not at all.  It pairs nicely with your favorite Valpolicella, a … Continue reading

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Fromage of the Day, 11.07.12: Barick Obama

Fromage of the Day, 11.07.12: Barick Obama.  Herbal, gently funky, and smooth, this washed rind, cow’s milk cheese is from Lazy Lady Farms in Vermont.  It pairs well with your favorite Verdicchio, a T’Gaverhopke Extra, an Elmer T. Lee, or … Continue reading

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