This is the third cheese in our yearlong monthly Cheese Give-A-Whey. Marc Freshman, out official cheesemonger for this drawing, works at Murray’s and he told us Greensward is one of his all-time favorites.* It comes in little 10 ounce wheels and it can only be bought at Murray’s. In 2013, Murray’s and Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont conspired to create a unique, washed-rind cheese
Bandaged Cheddar by Bleu Mont Dairy
Have you ever tasted a bandaged cheddar? They aren’t available in most grocery stores, so the odds are good, you haven’t. But, believe me when I say you need to do it. Now. (In fact, come to Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, July 30th for the ACS Festival of Cheeses where you will sample dozens of bandaged cheddars.) You might be tasting Bandaged Cheddar by
Have You Tasted Pleasant Ridge Reserve?
When our official cheesemonger, Marc Freshman from Murray’s picked Pleasant Ridge Reserve to be the first prize in our 2016 Cheese Give-A-Whey, we were thrilled.* We had seen it win Best of Show at the American Cheese Society competition in 2010. Unfortunately, when they brought out the cheeses from the competition for us to taste (the infamous Festival of Cheeses), there was a mad rush