We are excited to introduce a series of recipes from our friend and fellow cheese-lover Jane McKay at the Merchant Park Community Garden. Each month, we'll feature a delicious recipe that marries our artisan cheeses and the seasonal, local produce...
When the Humboldt Fog ripened goat cheese and Southern Tier's Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale are combined you have a dessert of pumpkin pie with rich whipped cream. The cheese rounds the spice character of the beer out while the beer is...
We'll be there on Saturday, 9/17 from 11am to 3pm to rub elbows with our friendly customers and sample...
From Guest Monger YahnThis wonderful pairing is a study in contrasts. If you taste the cheese first, it has quite a bit of barnyard bitterness, but that is immediately quenched by the initial sweetness of the wine. The cheese is full...
Pastoral owners Ken Miller & Greg O'Neill will be making an appearance at our Chicago French Market location on Saturday, September 17 from 11am to 3pm. Along with fellow vendors, they'll be there to say hello, share their favorite pairings...
From Pastoral's Resident Blogger Lucy
This week we're pairing desssssert wine and blue cheese. I know dessert is spelled with two s's because you want seconds, but this pairing needs a few extra s's because you'll want a few extra...
TheBrideScoop.com knows that it's a big, bridal world out there. Guiding brides through every step of the wedding process, this blog has even planned the Most Epic Bachelorette Party complete with cheese and wine from yours truly.
In case the...
The ever-popular stone-ground discs from Taza are the perfect fall treat! They are awesome to snack on by themselves for a full flavored nosh, or paired with a variety of cheeses ranging from fresh chevre to bandaged cheddar. The minimal...
In our foodie culture there are a few events per year that draw the artisans out from their busy days...
The briny element of this natural Basque cider draws out more of the salty nutty components of the Spanish, sheep's cheese highlighting the complexity from its age profile. The cheese cuts the funk in the cider bringing out the...
dust off those picnic baskets, lay back and enjoy the show
We're excited to be included in this CBS Local article, guiding Chicagoans through the cities best picnic options for the Air & Water Show.
The Daily Green, a consumer's guide to green from goodhousekeeping.com, spoke with Pastoral Fromager Cesar Olivares to discuss the environmental impact of cheese.
Stemming from the release of a study ranking the carbon footprint of different...
Yesterday Pastoral's Fromager Cesar Olivares checked in at the WGN Chicago, to appear on the local news program, Midday Fix!
The broadcast was live, but you can still checkout the recorded segment on their website here.
The fix of the day was...
THE CHEESE
Pastoral Fromager
Cesar Olivares
This cheese originates in the heart of the Loire Valley in France, the cradle of...
