Madame Fromage recently paid a visit to the new restaurant from Murray's Cheese Shop, aptly named Murray's Cheese Bar. In addition to rubbing elbows with Allison Hooper and Adeline Druart of Vermont Butter and Cheese during one of their events, she takes on the bar's menu in all its cheesy glory.
Same cheese, different caves = totally different flavors. The Torus aged...
Traditionally, graphic novels tell stories of fantasy, heroism, and grand adventures. This is not one of those graphic novels. Lucy Knisley tells her memoir of a foodie life through illustrations and speech bubbles in Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, and even includes a guide to cheese!
Relish contains a series of stories from Knisley's life in the culinary world, from being toted along as a young girl to her mother's job at the first Dean and Deluca, to her own...
Many know this cheese well, but I don't know anyone who won't go back for more. Délice de Bourgogne is a triple cream that's as close to butter as a cheese can get, enamoring audiences everywhere. You want some now, don't you?
Let it repose in your fridge until the rind collapses into the cream; it's at this perfect stage that a crisp cracker can be pulled across the side of an open wedge, the soft cheese billowing like a cloud, providing little resistance (a convenient...
It's ramp season! This uber-seasonal crostini screams spring with fluffy ricotta, tender pea shoots, and of course, ramps. Serve it up at your next party, or make a small batch for a snack.
This simple recipe highlights the freshest ingredients and the contrasting nice and naughty flavors of springtime. If you can't locate ramps in your market, then try substituting spring onions.
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The power of cheese brought this couple together. From forth Vanessa and Adam's shared love for grilled cheese, the pair were inspired to open their grilled cheese shop Little Muenster in New York. Their story is cheesier than a rom-com, but in this case, we think that's a good thing.
In 2011,...
Ballparks are infamous for touting big-brand lagers at even bigger prices. Recently, perhaps in an attempt to serve the swiftly growing market, a "Craft Beer Destination" appeared at Yankee Stadium. The problem? The beers served were all products of MillerCoors.
The team has now changed its approach, keeping the stand but renaming it the "Beer Mixology Destination." That's the word from Amanda Rykoff, who announced what she called "breaking beer news" on Twitter Saturday...
Feel the need to take a cheese craving over the top? Stop by one of these restaurants. And don't say we didn't warn you.
Americans eat some 31 pounds of cheese each year. While much of it goes on top of pizza, here are some dishes you’ll need a specially-designed cheese ladle to get through --in our homage to fromage.
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When spring rolls around, many of us are eager to dust off our shorts and sunglasses, ready to forget the reality of the season: it's still pretty darn chilly. This recipe brings the best of both worlds, crunchy, fresh spring vegetables and bright goat cheese ravioli in a broth that's light enough, but still warms your bones.
Cut the sugar snaps in half on a bias, then blanch them in the same way, stopping the cooking with the ice water bath and holding in a separate bowl...
We've still got a whole week left of grilled cheese month! Celebrate in Chicago with one of these great grillys.
Chicago's comfort food game has long been a strong one, and restaurants and pubs from The Brown Sack in Logan Square to Bar Pastoral in Lincoln Park are transforming the simple sandwich with unexpected ingredients and foodie flair all their own.
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When it comes to grilled cheese, the blues often get overlooked. This is likely due to their bold flavors and inability to "get along" with other foods. So how cn you incorporate blue into a great grilly? By adding steak, of course.
This recipe below, which comes from Bourbon Steak in Washington, DC, is everything you'd find in a great raddichio-and-blue-cheese salad but, you know, melted on two slices of pumpernickel. Enjoy.
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