good eaters,
The time is upon us to gather. This WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2008, we + The Growing Center will host a local cheese tasting. (See details below.) This is the first cheese tasting Darry and I have ever organized. It’s also the first one we’ve ever attended. I’m not sure what that will mean for all of you, but rest assured we eat lots of [LOCAL] cheese, we relish proselytizing about it and are highly skilled at feeding people, from both a professional and cultural position.
Please come! It is FREE! There will be cheese. There will be snacks to accompany the cheese, and extremely fascinating details about from whence all of this deliciousness came and how can you get your hands on it. Most likely, there will also be plastic cups filled with iced water and perhaps a donation bucket so that at future events there may be wine served in reusable cups instead.
So here’s the roster, so far:
Great Hill Blue — Marion, Mass. blue cheese
Grafton Village — Grafton, VT maple-smoked cheddar and sage cheddar
Westfield Farm — Hubbardston, Mass. chevre
Fiore Di Nonno — Somerville mozzarella that will alter the course of your life
Hannahbells from Shy Bros Farms — Westport, Mass. super fancy, thimble-sized hard cheeses
we’re also trying to get our hands on:
Hillman Farms — AGED goat cheese from Colrain, Mass
and whatever regional delights Formaggio’s got on hand tomorrow
DEETS:
The cheese tasting starts at 7 and ends roughly at 9. It’s happening at the Growing Center, a sort of community garden site on a very steep hill outside of Union Sq in Somerville — 22 Vinal Ave. Parking is ample, and it’s easy to drive to. It’s a pretty long walk from Central, Davis or Porter t-stops, though not impossible. The 87 and 85 bus routes drop off nearby on Somerville Ave. Bus routes 80, 86, 88 and 91 go right through Union Sq. See the MBTA site for directions.