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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Favorite artisanal cheese? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:07:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php dashielle (Ann) on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1447008 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 04:49:12 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1447008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We have several favorites for those evenings where dinner at home consists of charcuterie et format with a nice bottle o wine. One of local favorites is one from Mt. Townsend creamery in Port Townsend, WA. It's a soft ripened cheese with truffle infusion, yum! <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mttownsendcreamery.com/cheese1/trufflestack">http://www.mttownsendcreamery......ufflestack</a> We also love our Murray's 'drunken goat' cheese from the Murcia region of Spain. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.murrayscheese.com/drunken-goat.html">http://www.murrayscheese.com/drunken-goat.html</a># And for something completely different, Cotswold is a yellow cheese with chives and onion in, that is decadent on a baked potato! <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cheese.com/cotswold/">http://www.cheese.com/cotswold/</a> Now I'm gonna have to hit the fridge...great abc on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1446655 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:49:22 +0000 abc 1446655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yummo, I love cheese too.  I like smoked gouda and manchego is always in my fridge.  Thanks for all of the recs. Diana on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1446549 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:36:17 +0000 Diana 1446549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ For some reason I have been thinking about cheese a lot lately! When I was in the UK in May, I tried a few amazing cheeses at Neal's Yard Dairy.  I haven't been able to find them all in the US though.  Lincolnshire Poacher is one that you can get here; it kind of tastes like a cross between Gruyere and Cheddar: <a href="http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1993" rel="nofollow">http://www.formaggiokitchen.co.....ts_id=1993</a> At Borough Market in London there's a stall that sells Raclette (melted cheese on potatoes basically) made from a Neal's Yard Cheese called Ogleshield.  It was *amazing*.  (See the photos below!)  Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it in the US too.  If you like blue cheeses, Stichelton is (I think) the only raw milk blue in the world.  I don't even like blue cheeses and I like this one (in moderation). <a href="http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1937" rel="nofollow">http://www.formaggiokitchen.co.....ts_id=1937</a> AM on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1446505 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:27:31 +0000 AM 1446505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kari/Diane: Thanks for the new additions. I'm looking forward to printing out this thread and taking it to a few of my local shops. Always good to have a local shop close by. It could never be too close. Diana on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1446136 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:18:27 +0000 Diana 1446136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mmmm... cheese... My absolute favorite cheeses are probably the Alpine cheeses, Comte, Gruyere, etc.  I also really like a good English cheddar, a French Pave d'affinois, nutty parmigiano reggiano, etc, etc.   So hungry now. A really good local cheese in New England is Cabot Clothbound Cheddar.  <a href="http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1792" rel="nofollow">http://www.formaggiokitchen.co.....ts_id=1792</a> (Also I live within walking distance of Formaggio Kitchen.  You can imagine how tempting that is, like, all the time!) Kari on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445699 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:59:09 +0000 Kari 1445699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Piggybacking on Anna, Beecher's Flagship Cheddar made in Seattle is my favorite, and Cougar Gold is great but harder to obtain (not sold in the local grocery stores around me.) AM on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445570 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:28:48 +0000 AM 1445570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thistle: I'm so jealous of your regional treasure! Lucky you. Isabel: I an feel your love for cheese in your post. I love your heritage and the tradition of giving cheese. We also think it is the perfect gift. We need to start celebrating National Cheese Lover's day in January. It will surely become a favorite holiday in our house (my DH and I). I'm going to have to take some of your cheese favorites into our local cheese shop and inquire. Thanks! Isabel on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445412 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 01:57:50 +0000 Isabel 1445412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @ KM...I live in an area with a huge Portuguese and Brazilian population. I will see if I can find some of the cheese that you love.  I have never tried it but I am dying to get my hands on it now.  : )  Isabel on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445411 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 01:56:05 +0000 Isabel 1445411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I LOVE cheese and  celebrated National Cheese Lover's day in January.  One of my favorite "holidays".    :  ) Cheese has always been a huge part of my life because it is a very big part of my culture :  Azorean ( Portuguese ).  We gift cheese.  Whenever our family visits from the Azores or we go to visit, we receive a lot of cheeses.  My husband, who is American, is utterly confounded by this. I have so many favorites.  My top cheese is from the island of São Jorge in the Azores.  It is a hard cheese that reminds me a little of gruyere, but milder.  I also love cheese from Pico, Azores I have just learned to enjoy Camembert .  That took a little while.  I found it very plain...but then I just loved it with crackers and tea.  Mmmmm I absolutely love Gruyere and often mix that with a milder cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich. Brie, Parm, and Fontina. Recently, I tried goat cheese with blueberries ( Ok, probably won't buy again) and Havarti with dill....which I really disliked.   I actually like "stinky" cheeses quite a bit ! Thistle on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445363 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 22:12:37 +0000 Thistle 1445363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I live in Wisconsin. There are soooo many made by small farms you can get at gourmet stores and farmers markets . . . most don't ship though. Every year one of the local cheese shops (yes, there's more than one ) stocks all of the regional cheeses that won national championships as well. AM on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445093 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 02:35:35 +0000 AM 1445093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sarah Kay: Will definitely check out Mt. Tam. And my DH and I do happy hours at home. Fun times and they feel so indulgent. Yum! annagybe: How fun! Love your personal connection, your alma mater. My list is growing with all these great suggestions. And have to check out Marin brie. Thanks for some new names. Kiwigal: I am looking forward to taking this full list to my cheese stores and making inquiries. Are you familiar with Roaring Forties Blue? That's from your neck of the wood and again, they have stopped shipping to the states. This was my DH's favorite blue. And I love, love cheese. Sal on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445067 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 01:00:17 +0000 Sal 1445067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love cheese, far too much. I doubt any brands I recommend would be available in the US.  I love creamy blues (Kikorangi), I love Haloumi, and I adore a proper artisanal soft brie style cheese. annagybe on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445042 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:34:41 +0000 annagybe 1445042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Marin brie is VERY good for an American product. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.marinfrenchcheese.com/our-cheese/classics/">http://www.marinfrenchcheese.c...../classics/</a> But I have to do a shout out for my alma mater. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cougarcheese.wsu.edu/">http://cougarcheese.wsu.edu/</a> Rumor has it, Beecher's stole the recipe from Cougar Gold. There is a difference though <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.beechershandmadecheese.com/">http://www.beechershandmadecheese.com/</a> Sarah Kay on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1445004 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:13:31 +0000 Sarah Kay 1445004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I agree with rachylou - the Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam is divine. I'll be watching for others' recommendations here! My husband and I like to have in-home date nights with wine and cheese on occasion, and this will give me the perfect shopping list for next time AM on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1444929 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:50:05 +0000 AM 1444929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ rachylou: I really haven't explored Cow Girl Creamery to any great length. A couple cheese here and there -- I'll definitely go deeper. We definitely have had some Manchego but not my favorite. Good call. I need to try more sheep cheeses. Thanks! K.M.: Your description of this cheese is making my mouth water. Sounds wonderful. I'll definitely have to do some research on this cheese -- and see if it is available near me. Perhaps a special order... K.M. on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1444909 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:44:36 +0000 K.M. 1444909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ One of my favorites is a cheese that, unfortunately, I don't get to eat very often because I've never seen it in the US. It's a Portuguese sheep's milk cheese called <a href="http://www.slowfoodfoundation.com/ark/details/1880/queijo-serra-da-estrela#.VOdxnMZDSDo" rel="nofollow">Serra da Estrela </a>(after the region where it's made, the Estrela Hill Range). It is round with a firm, dry, yellow rind. You slice off the top and inside there's a creamy, ivory-colored filling (the rind works as a "bowl"). You spread it on cheese, or spoon it in recipes. (Or eat it off the spoon.) The taste is amazing. It is very intense and umami, assertive without being funky (I'm not a fan of pungent cheeses). I would say it is a cream cheese, but with personality. Very rich, not tangy. I used to eat it back home in Brazil. If anyone finds this here in the US, please let me know! rachylou on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1444902 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:17:00 +0000 rachylou 1444902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, there's the expensive Cow Girl Creamery cheeses. But in terms of just cheese, I like a nice English Chesire. Manchego is always nice with figs. Have you tried any sheep cheeses? AM on "Favorite artisanal cheese?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/favorite-artisanal-cheese#post-1444832 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:19:58 +0000 AM 1444832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Several years back we got into cheese. There was a hurricane coming and we bought a cheese book and some cheeses -- to hunker down for the duration. Cheese has now become a significant source of pleasure for us. We haven't added many new cheeses to our repertoire so I thought I would put this question to you. <div>Here's our favorites: - Roaring forties blue cheese (not sold in the states any more so we have replaced with Rogue River blue cheese) - Humboldt fog goat cheese - Midnight moon goat gouda - Delice de Bourgogne - Rubusto cheese - BellaVitano gold cheese Do you have favorites?</div>