Hello to my fellow Cheesivores,
I can’t even believe it is December 21st! 3 days ’til Christmas, 2 days till the last day of my Cheese box deliveries! The reason I haven’t written in ages is that I’ve been up to my elbows in Brillat, Valencay, Cru de clocher, Trappe Echourgnac and Cabra Pimenton… oh my! The past two weeks mark the busiest and most festive time of the year at Taste of Cheese. Between Taster boxes and Chanukah and Gourmet baskets and Christmas, not much time is left over for blog writing! Nevertheless, I have happily returned to my post as fledging cheese-queen and now I have lots of stories and reviews of new cheeses.
This weekend, in my first couple days of down-time, 2 of my best friends and I had a little wine and cheese party, just because! At our little soiree-pour-trois, I produced some Brillat Aux Truffes, Cendrillon and my personal favourite cheese, maybe of all time, Picobello. Picobello is crumbly, crunchy and crystalline like Parm and rich like Gouda. It takes a moment to register on your buds but the caramel taste of the cheese becomes overwhelmingly AMAZING! If you haven’t tried it, stop reading this blog, and go out and get some! I swear it will be worth your while. I went on to sneak chunks of it over the weekend and even gave it a try on a fresh multi grain bagel, and in no situation did Picobello disappoint. I’m only sad that my chunk is in my fridge at home and not here at work, where I am.
Well, now that I’ve raved about my fave I’m ready to head back out into the wild (or warehouse, if we’re being truthful) and pack up cheese boxes for some unexpecting recipients!
The Big Cheese, Signing off!
We were just introduced to Picobello and LOVED IT!! Where can it be purchased
in the states? Thanks.