Knowing how your food and drink interact is the first step. Just shoving Cheetos in your face and washing it down with Carlo Rossi Wine - which frankly I wouldn't put down, it’s how I got through 21 - is a start. You can easily get to the next level. You're not going to die. You're not going to blow up your table. You won't ruin relationships or have to endure decades of gossip. What most people will remember is "Yum! Wine and Cheese!"
Read MoreSome reject the retelling of these tales as if we are somehow undermining the sanctity of cheese. But isn't it all really just a celebration of taste, flavor and culture? And what is our culture and heritage without a few tall tales woven through?
Read MoreWhen it comes to assembling the ideal cheeseboard customers will often come to me and say something along the lines of "I...umm...have some people coming over." And there the conversation begins and sometimes ends. Cheeseboards needn't be complicated but here are a couple of ways you can assemble it.
Read MoreIf I could earn a dime for every time someone cocked their head, looked at me quizzically and asked me “What is a cheesemonger?” then I would be a very rich lady indeed.
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