A couple years back I was in Normandy France taking a stroll through the pasteur rolling green hills. I stopped in the town of Camembert and visited one of the original and only remaining hand made camembert cheese farms. The moment I walked in, in the most dispicable french, I tried to communicate to the cheese lady that, "I'm a big fan of cheese". She starred at me confused and my partner burst out laughter. To this day, he still likes to bring that story up to prove how geeky I actually am. Well, I'm not ashamed and I'd scream it from the roof tops (even if this groupie gets serious digestive problems for it).
About cheese is my fantasy cheese shop...and it exist!
JACKIE'S TOP TEN REASONS WHY TO SHOP AT ABOUT CHEESE
1. The cheese is incredible.
2. Vast selection of Ontario and Canadian cheeses
3. Samples, Samples everywhere
4. The guys are good looking.
5. The staff are knowledgeable and don't try to oversell. They know how to pair with alcohol and best ways to use it. Pick their brains. They're incredibly passionate.
6. They sell St Johns bread
7. They're very creative and are constantly thinking up and creating new yummy cheese delicacies like blue cheese chocolate balls and blue cheese chocolate chip cookies.
8. They make one of the best grilled cheeses I've ever had
9. They have fresh croissants. So buttery, so good.
10. The guys are good looking. Oh right. I said that already. But for a girl whose a fan of cheese and also enjoys some eye candy, it's a dream come true.
A lot of people complain about how expensive cheese is. Well it can be. All you need it to be honest with your budget and have the cheese men take it from there. They will give you a lot for your buck in quality and quantity.
It is such a treat to have a cheese shop like About Cheese. I don't ever mind dropping $40-$50 on a few blocks of cheese. It's beautiful, organized and welcoming inside. Take a looksy and try some of their freebies. I can promise, you won't be leaving empty handed.