This coming Thursday we are honored to be hosting a book signing and meet and greet with Alison Hooper one of the premier cheesemakers in the country.
Allison Hooper is the chairman of the board of the ACS and one of the co-founders of the ...
As the seasons change, our cheese case and wine wall do as well. This week we're showcasing Queso de la Serena from Spain and 2006 Vinaceaous "Red Right Hand" from Australia.
Queso de la Serena is a bold creamy cheese from Extremadura, Spain in...
This week we're showcasing Montegrappa from Veneto, Italy and the 2006 Horsley Vineyards Syrah from Dunnigan Hills, California.
Montegrappa is a cows milk cheese that has been around for centuries. Just like it's namesake, the imposing Mount...
This city is full of great things to do and this week we're showcasing a few that we're particularly excited about.
This week we've got a new pairing, and a new addition to our cheese case! We'd like to introduce you to "Big Eds" from Saxon Homestead Creamery in Cleveland, WI. Side note: Did you know there are 5 towns with the same name of Cleveland in WI?...
We had the blues for the past two weeks, but this week we've got the greens. One of the superstars of the Green Mountain State is Tarentaise from Spring Brook Farm in Reading, Vermont. Spring Brook Farm Tarentaise won 1st place for Open Category...
As you may know, some of the taxes for food and drink in IL recently changed. These changes do affect some of the products that we carry, and we wanted to let you know how the change may affect you.
On September 1, the State of Illinois redefined...
This week we're working blue. Blu di Bufala to be specific. Everyone knows that water buffalo milk makes a delicious mozzarella, but this week we've got a rare find!
New to our case is the Blu di Bufala from Bergamo, Italy (just east of Milan)....
As a special for all of our readers we are offering a sneak peek at our upcoming fall class schedule before it goes live to the general public.
Of course we're offering the classics, like our first class of the season, Cheese 101 on September 19...
This week we are featuring Big Woods Blue from Shepherd's Way Farms in Minnesota and Matilda from Goose Island Brewery right here in Chicago.
A Belgian-style pale ale, Matilda has a clean, hoppy and slightly spicy flavor profile with an almost...
I just came back with a cooler full of goodies from the Vermont Cheesemaker's Festival which was held at Shelburne Farms this past Sunday. You didn't make it out this year? Don't worry, I ate enough cheese for all of us. Vermont has more artisan ...
This week, fresh of of an ACS win we have Marieke Gouda with Foenegreek. From Holland's Family Farm in Wisconsin. Foenegreek is a seed native to Holland where Marieke is originally from. It has a nutty flavor with a distinct maple aroma and...
You might have been hearing some whispers around town. The question on everyone's mouth is "Is Pastoral opening a new location?" Well, today we can tell you, the answer is YES!
We are excited and pleased to announce that we will be opening a...
The Pastoral 5th Anniversary Grand Prize Winner is....drum rolllllll please......Chris Comerford!!! 6 mos cheese & wine---congrats!!
Thanks to all of you who participated and helped make our anniversary fun-and possible. Here's to another...
What goes with bubbly? The answer is the rich mouth-feel of a triple cream cheese.
This week we have two. Fist we have the Mt. Tam from Cowgirl Creamery in California. This organic, slightly sweet, milky, buttery, mushroomy cheese is a staff and...
