At Carlino’s, we have cheeses with one milk, two milks, or even three milks, and other cheeses that are double or triple cream. Another possibility is cheese with milk from one animal and cream from another. OK, let’s stop calculating the options (which all sound yummy and are making me hungry) to talk a bit…
In the heat of the summer there were customers who declined cheese samples saying, “It’s too hot for cheese.” Personally, I don’t think it’s ever too anything for cheese, but I can agree that as we start hunkering down in the cooler weather, our cheese cravings can change. I asked around the store, and here…
In honor of all the students returning to school this month, I’m offering a course I’ll call Cheese 101, discussing the basic distinctions between cow, sheep and goat milk cheeses. This is the best kind of class – free, open to everyone, only takes a few minutes and has no exams. Enjoy! First, I’d like…
It takes a total team effort to come up with the delicious pairings we’re serving up. Check out a behind the scenes look of how our team created this year’s Summer Cheese Board. Many people aren’t aware how many great people make up our Carlino’s team. Several are hidden behind the scenes such as our…
Welcome to our Carlino’s 2019 Cheese Series, a 6 part series where we will dive deep into all the gouda parts of cheese. 1. Cheese 101 – Calling all wannabe curd nerds Thursday, May 16th 2. Carlino’s Build-a-Board – Create your very own cheese & charcuterie board Thursday, June 20th 3. Viva la France – French favorites in honor of Bastille Day Thursday, July…
Putting together a well-composed, thoughtful, crowd-pleasing cheese plate is a true party trick, one that separates the savvy modern-day host from the wannabes. But, it can be overwhelming walking into a specialty foods shop and looking over the cheese case — it’s enticing to see all the wedges, rounds and wheels layed out, and yet…