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It takes a (Northern Italian)Village
May 2008
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Greetings!
 
La Tur: From the Italian Piemontes comes this squat little barrel of melting delight (pictured above). Known as a "tre latte," or "three milk," because it is made with a combination of cow, sheep, and goat's milk it embodies a remarkable display of synergy with the best qualities of each brought to the palate. Rich, buttery and earthy, with a pronounced floral tang on the finish. 
Brunet: A dense, cakey, creamy puck of goat's milk cheese from Piemonte in northern Italy. The flavor is salty and tangy with a characteristic underlying lactic-acidity, which cuts the voluptuous, mouth-coating texture.
Olivade: This charming little goat's milk cheese from Provence has a layer of tapenade through the center, is rolled in herbs, then embellished with an olive- a real looker!
 
See you at the Shop,
Rachel & the Quel Fromage crew
_____________________________ Valerie Confections
 
Established in 2004 by Valerie Gordon and Stan Weightman Jr., Valerie confections uses the only the finest ingredients available to craft artisan chocolates and confections for the sophisticated palate. Tucked into their signature ivory and brown boxes these treats make great gifts or personal indulgences.
 
Salt & Pepper Truffles
Quel Fromage is currently featuring this 15 piece box which features two different flavors: black pepper infused ganache, and bittersweet ganache finished with Fleur de Sel. Both are hand dipped in bittersweet chocolate.
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Our ever-popular seasonal Fromage a Go-Go make their 2008 debut on May 1st
and we are thrilled to be bringing back the $20 value, despite high fuel costs and the strength of the Euro.
Each road ready box comes with: two 1/4 lbs of hand cut and wrapped cheese, a coordinating condiment, Breadfarm demi-baguette, a piece of locally grown fruit, Quel Fromage spreader and an after meal taste of chocolate.
We have sourced Cloud Mountain Farms to deliver fresh local fruit to us when available and found Bill's Bees in Bow to provide a heavenly wildflower honey to drizzle over your blue cheese. Breadfarm will be baking our perfectly portioned demi-baguettes daily.
 
Grab it and Go!
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New & scrumptious...
Grayson comes to us from the mountains of Southwest Virginia.
Inspired by Taleggio, but reminiscent of French Livarot and Chimay, Meadow Creek Dairy uses raw Jersey cow's milk from their own herd to produce this rich and beefy beauty. Grayson offers a pungent aroma and a nutty sweet overtone while remaining finely textured & smooth as butter!
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Cheese Quiz
What is the definition of Triple crème? Double crème?
A triple crème cheese is one that has been fortified with heavy cream (by French law at least 75% fat in dry matter) to produce a very rich, buttery and smooth paste. A double crème is between 60% and 75% fat in dry matter. Most triple crèmes have a fairly short affinage (aging) time -- two weeks to two months. They posess a pillowy rind of white mold, which often invites the image of fresh mushrooms to mind, and deliver decadent flavor and silky texture. All of these marry beautifully with Champagne or similar sparkling wines, but many have a full flavor that stands up to a well aged Bordeaux. Don't let those percentages scare you off...because of their high water content, ounce per ounce double and triple creme cheeses have fewer calories than most aged cheeses.
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