Spring is the season of all things fresh and in that spirit Pastoral is proud to present this week's pairing of Fresh Chevre from Prairie Fruits Farm from right here in Illinois (Urbana-Champaign to be exact) and Chenin Blanc from Graziano Family Wines in California. It's a bright, crisp pairing perfect for a sunny May afternoon on the patio with friends or out in the park.
Nothing says spring quite like white wine and goat cheese and this pairing might be one of the best takes on that classic pairing that we've had in a while!
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: the key to any great song, any great painting and this spectacular pairing!
It's winter and everyone is eating soup these days and we all know that soup is better with cheese, but lets stray away from the cheddars, the alpine cheeses and the parmesans of the world for a second and try something else, something new maybe.
On the 9th day of gifting our Assistant Buyer Adrienne brought to you: Quince & Apples Apples in Sparkling wine preserves!
In today's installment of Hot For The Holidays, sandwich associate Charlie explains why he has such deep feelings for the Swissmar universal cheese knife.
In today's installment of the Hot For The Holidays gift guide, Cheesemonger Bryan tells you about his favorite way to remember everything he's tasted.
In Part 4 of our Hot For The Holidays gifting guide, cheesemonger Nick gives you a tip on a beautiful seasonal cheese for the winter months.
Gift giving for your foodie friends can be a challenging position to be in. There's so many options, how can one possibly choose? That's what your friendly neighborhood Pastoralite is for! Here, day by day, we'll be listing the things that we think make for great holiday gifts in our Hot For The Holidays gift-giving guide, brought to you by a different Pastoralite each day, so check back often to find the perfect inspiration for delicious holiday treats!
November is a month for remembrance, celebration, and all things orange. Orange is said to stimulate the appetite, somewhat indicative of the time of year with the onset of the colder weather. Socially, orange and black represent Halloween while orange and brown are synonymous with Thanksgiving.
These two together are happily married but the beer certainly wears the pants in the relationship. A little beer and a sizable hunk of cheese will make for the perfect combo. The cheese mellows out the beer, and some subtle fruity notes appear in the beer as well. The beer really brings out the earthiness of the cheese and the two together make the perfect fall segue into November. Turkey Day, here we come.
One of our highlights is certainly our staff trip to Wisconsin. We got to meet a lot of small producers from this big dairy state and get a fantastic idea of where our cheese comes from. And a big part of the fun for us is sharing that experience as best as we can with you!
Only three years after its breakthrough onto the American artisanal stage, Great Hill Dairy's raw cow’s milk cheese from the foggy shores of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts took a gold medal at the American Cheese Society competition!
Jasper Hill supports cheesemakers in the Northeast Kingdom by aging their cheeses for them and paying them upfront for their cheese; thus allowing these other small cheese producers to be successful.
