Posted on October 21st, 2009 by iamnotachef
Yes, it’s an odd pairing, right up until you taste it. And then it becomes a lovely idea. Actually, grilled steak with Gorgonzola is a tried and true combination, so I am not sure why I thought Jamie Oliver was even crazier than normal
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Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by iamnotachef
I picked this up at The Wine Library, while shopping for uh…wine. In addition to a great selection of wines from around the world (and great prices too), they have a magnificent cheese shop. Really. Great. Fantastic. Wonderful. The best I have ever seen. And I picked up this little gem, mostly because I was [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2008 by iamnotachef
That word irritates me more than it should, because it’s just a typical pompous foodie buzzword that will go out of fashion as soon as people understand that “local” doesn’t necessarily mean good quality, inexpensive, carbon neutral, kind to animals, or any of the other ideas that people have when they see it emblazoned across [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2008 by iamnotachef
Great goat cheese is a rare thing, and we are lucky that Cypress Grove Cheeses exists. And even luckier that they aren’t in France or Italy (the Euro is expensive enough), but in good old Humboldt County, California. I guess some people don’t grow marijuana in Humboldt; instead they make the best cheese in America. [...]
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