If you have been reading The Novice Foodie or my Twitter posts then you may have some idea about Kunik. Kunik is a triple cream cheese made in Thurman, NY by Nettle Meadow Farm. Owned by Lorraine Lambiase and Sheila Flanagan, Nettle Meadow Farm is nestled on a cozy 50 acres just below Crane Mountain [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Kunik…it’s all the craze. Cheesemaker of the Week: Nettle Meadow Farm
Posted in cheese, Cheesemakers of the Week, Farms & Dairies, The Cheesemonger, What We Eat, tagged cheese, goat cheese, jersey cows, Kunik, Nettle Meadow Farm, The Wine Merchant, triple cream on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Shaved Duck to open for lunch
Posted in St. Louis Restaurants, tagged Ally Nisbet, The Scottish Arms, The Shaved Duck on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Shaved Duck to open for lunch Posted using ShareThis From Ally Nisbet: The Shaved Duck in the Tower Grove East neighborhood located at 2900 Virginia Street is opening for lunch starting Monday January 4th. The Shaved Duck specializes in traditionally smoked meats using oak and hickory, and will now be smoking earlier in the [...]
You only have scraps of cheese???
Posted in cheese, What We Eat, tagged Billy Goat Chip Company, cheese, cheese scraps, fromage fort, St. Louis on December 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
No fear…you can now have what the French call Fromage Fort. It is the EASIEST recipe you will ever read. It goes alittle something like this: 1. Gather up about a 1/2 pound of cheese scraps 2. Chuck ‘em in the food processor 3. In goes a couple cloves of garlic 4. Slosh of white [...]
Find us on Twitter!!
Posted in cheese, The Cheesemonger, tagged Annie Lehrer, cheese, cheesemonger, Simon Lehrer, The Wine Merchant, twitter on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Both The Cheesemonger and I have Twitter accounts. My tweets are merely jovial…but The Cheesemonger keeps everyone up to date on what is coming into the shop…what he wants to see in the shop and special cheese events in St. Louis! Look us up! @MerchChzmonger @Chzmongerswife Happy Tweeting!
Pimento cheese recipe, comfort served
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Pimento cheese recipe, comfort served Posted using ShareThis
Culture Magazine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American Cheese Society, Artisan Food, artisinal cheese, cheese, cheesemongers, Culture Magazine on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cheese has always been something MOST Americans have taken for granted. Cheese played an insignificant role in most American families….limiting their exposure to what they found in their neighborhood megamart. Not anymore….American are not only eating more cheese than ever these days…they are choosing artisan cheeses made my American dairies and creameries. A new quarterly [...]
Christmas came early to the CWE
Posted in Niche, St. Louis Restaurants, What We Drink, What We Eat, Where We Go, Who We Like, tagged Brasserie, Central West End, Chad George, Chris Sommers, CWE, Gerard Craft, Mathew Rice, Perry Hendrix, St. Louis on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously! How lucky are the residents of the Central West End (CWE)!?! Gerard Craft opened Brasserie by Niche in the former Chez Leon space. With Perry Hendrix at the helm of the stove, the CWE folks have just gotten themselves one heck of a neighborhood hotspot! Focusing on classic French bistro fare, you’ll never eat [...]
A break in the action…
Posted in cheese, Farms & Dairies, tagged Artisan Food, artisanal cheese, cheese makers, cheesemonger, dairys, farms, local, sustainable on December 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well, I have one more final next week and then I will be on holiday from University until mid January!!! I am looking forward to doing some serious blogging over my break! Lots of new cheeses have arrived in St. Louis…new farms are on the horizon (possibly including OURS!!) and great new cheesemakers are popping [...]