A project from North Coast wherein money is donated to the Thelonius Monk Jazz Institute for every purchase. For those not in the know, Thelonius Monk was a one-of-a-kind piano player, whose powerful and unconventional style is recognizeable upon hearing. "Brilliant Corners" is an outstanding album.
This week's pairing matches Tipperary Cheddar with Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale for a delicious treat just in time for St. Patty's Day!
The 2nd Annual Pastoral Artisan Producer Festival at the Chicago French Market is coming on April 28th. Watch the sneak preview to catch a glimpse of what's in store!
This week's pairing matches an aged Dutch gouda full of toffee, caramel, and grass with a barleywine from Colorado. Find out more from our skilled mongers.
The cheese and Porter pair well together. The hazelnut and macadamia nut notes in the cheese glide easily into the root beer/caramely flavors in the beer. The buttery texture of the cheese needs a little more acidity from the Porter to completely cut through the fat and leave the tongue singing.
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.
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...
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.
Fall is my favorite time of year and these last few weeks have been superb! With our trip to Wisconsin, crunching on fallen leaves as we walked to Willie's amazing caves, I'm ready and hope you are too for this exciting pairing, ripe for Fall!
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...
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...
Stop into any of our three stores to try these small-batch gems. They come to us in limited quantities, so get them before they're gone!
