From behind the cheese case No. 1
I’ve noted in the blog once or twice that I have recently taken a part time job at my favorite local cheese shop, Marion Street Cheese Market, in Oak Park, Ill. I know the folks there pretty well, and when one of them posted on Facebook that they were seeking candidates, I jumped at the [...]
Back from near oblivian
An apology and explanation are in order for the folks who follow the Cheese and Cheers blog. I’ve gone missing from the site for about three weeks, and not by choice, mind you. On the first Sunday of October I moved the res, and subsequently the Cheese and Cheers office, back to Chicago from a contiguous suburb. [...]
Pairing No. 10: Furthermore Meets Bleu Mont
As promised, today we’re pairing Furthermore Brewery’s Brit-traditional Proper with two cheeses from neighboring cheesemaker Bleu Mont Dairy. From what I’ve seen and tasted of Furthermore and Bleu Mont they are kindred spirits as well as geographical neighbors. With Monday’s post I gave you the story behind Furthermore, a four-year old brewery in Spring Green, [...]



















