The Big Cheese . . .

People are always asking us about the big wheels of cheese we keep on the very bottom shelves of the cheese closet. Usually these are full wheels of traditional cheddar that we purchase from Neal's Yard Dairy in London. Neal's Yard is a wholesaler that buys direct from specific farms throughout the UK. They hand select all of their cheeses for specific traits and only cheeses that meet expectations are selected. So why are these cheeses sitting on the bottom shelves for so long? Well, as much as we appreciate what the folks at Neal's Yard do, we tend to trust ourselves on when cheeses are REALLY perfect. So we do some "extended" ageing on these wheels, coaxing out flavours that you will not find anywhere else.

Why do we do this? Because we can. Our cheese closet allows us the luxury to hold our cheeses in the perfect environment until we deem that they are truly "ready". Which is nice, because we're pretty picky about cheese, so you don't have to be. When you come in to Salumiere Cesario you'll know that every piece of cheese that you buy is about as perfect as it is going to get and you can always taste before you buy, just in case.

Right now we have the some Isle of Mull cheddar that we think is particularly good right now. The flavours are sharp but with a natural sweetness. Although this is a hard cheese the mouth feel is quite creamy. There is a hint of grass and flowers that really adds to the finish of this cheese. While this cheese usually sells for $33 a pound, we are selling this cheese through the end of April for $26. Come in today for a taste, we think you'll see why our cheeses are special. Cheers.