Tag Archives: Cheese

Happy Thanksgiving from The House Mouse

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and cheesy-good holiday!  

Leave a Comment

Filed under Cheese

Anthony Bourdain and Erik Ripert visit cheese shop Marie-Anne Cantin

Anthony Bourdain arguably has one of the best jobs on earth.  He travels the globe, tastes indigenous cuisine, and is given access to places most of us can only dream of seeing. Bourdain’s job is not for the faint of … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under Cheese

Pura Vida hosts Wisconsin Cheese and Great Lakes Brewing Pairing

While my love of cheese is well known, beer and I have never been particularly good friends. Its taste, smell, and especially the effects it has on my brain after a few bottles has just never my thing. So when … Continue reading

4 Comments

Filed under Cheese

Do you Chabichou or Charollais Affine? A goat cheese tasting

It’s August and that means it’s National Goat Cheese Month, so what better way to celebrate than with a little goat cheese tasting!  Chabichou and Charollais Affine, may look similar, but these tiny cylanders of goodness have some distinct personalities.

1 Comment

Filed under Cheese

Just a little cow fun to start off a cheesy weekend!

    Thanks for the heads up, Linda!

Leave a Comment

Filed under Cheese

I’ll have a grilled cheese sandwich…shaken, not stirred

When Beecher’s Handmade Cheese decided to open its second location New York City this past June, they really went all out. 8,000 square feet of prime real estate in the Flatiron district to make and sell cheese, even serving it … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Cheese

Cheese snuffs out cigarettes at commissaries

An iconic early photos of one of our nation’s military men depicts a war-ridden soldier smirking at the camera with a cigarette dangling precariously from his lips. Soldiers like our tobacco-toting friend were the heroes of their day, America’s role … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under Cheese

Cheese-O-Mania! 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational this Friday! Who’s Going?

What has four battles, forty mongers from around the globe and $10,000 in cash and prizes at stake? The 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational of Long Island City, of course! Mongers from New York, Canada, California and even Ireland and Australia … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under Cheese

Pushing the Bliss: Aged Constant Bliss

As a cheesemonger-in-training, I typically follow the rules when handling my cheese selections. Fresh fromages like chevres should be served sooner rather than later, age gouda can be stored up to a few months with proper care and temperature control, … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Cheese

Pinky and the Brain does Cheese Roll Call

As we roll in to summer, The House Mouse will be bringing some new and exciting cheese stories from around the country and perhaps around the globe. While waiting with baited cheese breath, here’s a little something to brighten the … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under Cheese