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The annual wine tasting at the Arkell's Brewery in Swindon. We brought the cheese...
The
Full Monty
Meet Monty, the House of Cheese's fearsome guard dog!
Happy New Year from a very full Monty, post festivities.
Meet Monty, the House of Cheese's fearsome guard dog!
Happy New Year from a very full Monty, post festivities.
Christmas
2000
We didn't know what to expect from our first Christmas online. Here's
how we fared.
The Storage of Cheese
A contentious subject! So how should it be done? Here's some advice and opinions.
Ever since reading Walter Lord's book 'A Night to Remember' I have been interested in the Titanic. I've read the books, seen the film and … eaten the cheese!
The last week (mid September) has certainly been an interesting time for us in the cheese business....
Remember Mrs Malaprop from Sheridan's 'The Rivals', who loved to use long words but could never quite get them right? Over the years we have been entertained by customers who have tried very hard to match the name to the cheese but not quite succeeded …
'A slice of Cappucino' and 'a piece of Kampuchea' have been two of the best attempts at 'Cambozola', while the good life is clearly associated with 'Dolcelatte' as this is often described as 'Dolce Vita'.
However, the star prize must go to the gentleman who can never remember the name of the French mountain cheese 'Abondance', and who always asks us if we have any 'Decadence' in stock!
Supposing you bought a cheese shop in the Cotswolds, rather like the idyllic one featured in the television advertisement a few years ago - what would you expect to find?
Maybe you would have a vision of a charming building of honey-coloured stone, its old-fashioned bow window looking onto a bustling street - and inside would be a cool room where traditional cheeses sat cheek by jowl …
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Washed Rind Cheeses
We all have our own particular favourites in the cheese world. Mine are the members of the 'washed rind' family; these are soft cheeses which, instead of having a floury white rind, have an orangey-brown rind and a certain pungency about them.
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Everyone has their favourites!
New direct import from Italy
As we have been importing from France for some time we thought we would have a go at importing from Italy, as we retail and wholesale rather a lot of a few Italian cheeses, especially the best quality parmesan, Parmigiano Reggiano.
Our first consignment arrived as promised and in wonderful condition.
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A few French favourites
At the beginning of May we provided a selection of British and Continental cheeses for Arkell's brewery wine-tasting evening.
This is an annual event and it's always interesting to see what cheeses are the favourites of the night. This year, in spite of a little anti-Gallic sentiment, the honours went to four French specialities.
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