My name is Annie Lehrer and I married a Cheesemonger. I am a nurse practitioner who will soon be a farm girl and cheesemaker. Born and raised in St. Louis, I’ve been in the kitchen with my mother and grandmother since I can remember. Having a house full of family, friends and delicious food is my idea of the perfect way to spend an evening. A former travel nurse,I have lived in various cities across the U.S. exploring diverse culinary scenes. Food—and everything associated with it, from earth to belly—is my passion. I dwell in downtown St. Louis with my cheesemonger husband, Simon. When not caring for patients at the hospital, I am swillin’ craft beer with my beer nerd crew, researching livestock, writing recipes, planning chicken coop designs, keeping up with the St. Louis art scene and spending time with my big Lebanese family. I love cheese.
As of this Fall we are on the road to starting our own farm in Southern Missouri, about 45 miles south of St. Louis. We are going to ease into the farm life…starting with some chickens…then some sheep…hogs and cattle. Soon we will me making our own cheese. Here’s to hoping our friends will buy it!
Wow! Talk about interesting. I was hooked from the get go. Cheesemongering! What a word and what a cool profession to go after.
Just discovered your blog off of StLBloggers.com!