Cheese 101 is a delicious and informative exploration of the various classes of cheese and what makes them all so different from each other.

Pastoral is proud to offer our artisan products at Intelligentsia Coffee's Chicago Locations.

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.

This week guest monger Stephanie Houghton gives us her take on this new twist on a classic type of pairing (blue and dessert wine):

THE PAIRING

"The mead has a yummy honey sweetness but it is well-balanced with nice acidity and a fruity notes of...

Today's installment of the Hot For The Holidays gift guide is like butter. Literally. Counter Associate Nora tells you all about her (and Julia Child's!) favorite butter from Normandy, France

Pastoral's Fromager Cesar Olivares recounts his experience as a judge at the 2011 American Cheese Society Competition in Montreal this August.

In our foodie culture there are a few events per year that draw the artisans out from their busy days...

David Hammond tried our Up in Smoke and talked to our Fromager Cesar Olivares about the seasonality of goat cheese in this Chicago Sun Times article.

We love cheeses from all seasons... but fresh goat cheeses in spring and summer are hard to beat!...

Pastoral was named the Best Cheesemonger in Chicago by the Chicago Reader's 2011 poll!

Thanks to everyone who voted and for letting us help you with all your cheese related needs!

In addition to their unparalleled expertise on all things cheese related, Pastoral's crew of sandwich artists and cheesemongers have a plethora of other talents hidden up their sleeves. You may not recognize us without our white jackets, but our...

What more needs to be said about Uplands Cheese in Dodgeville, WI? I mean…Pleasant Ridge Reserve, their cheese made in the French alpine style (ex. Comte), has been named BEST CHEESE IN AMERICA! Winner of Best in Show at the American Cheese...