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| - I would transplant this shop back with me to California if I could. Cheese and Crackers is, indeed, cheese and crackers, but also oh so much more. Let's start with the cheese: I am no cheese connoisseur, but oh my, their cheese is delicious. In fact, it is so good that I have been desperately canvassing southern California (which is where I am currently at) for cheeses that might just kind of sort of match up with their cheeses (so far, no luck). And the staff doesn't care if you're if highly educated cheese-ologist or culinary-ily challenged med student (ahem, yours truly): they're friendly, sincerely passionate and excited about their goods, and more than happy to let you sample whatever cheeses you'd like. (Tip: try their manchego, aged 12 months, with a bit of their wildflower honey. SO. GOOD.)
Next, the crackers...which segues us into the kinda sorta related delectable artisan chocolates (okay fine, they're not related. So their crackers: very nice. On to the chocolate!!) They have an entire section crammed full of chocolates of every flavor and persuasion imaginable. They are also, admittedly, not cheap. Those who don't feel like spending a few dollars per piece of chocolate can instead indulge in the multitude of Cocopotamus truffles that they also sell ($10 for 5 pieces, which, at $2 a pop, is still less expensive than some of their fancier chocolates, but depending on which you get, arguably just as delicious).
Besides cheese and crackers/chocolates, they also carry meats, pastas, and other delicious miscellany (local honeys, exotic sodas, sea salts, etc). So if you are ever in need of any of the above mentioned culinary delights, definitely give Cheese and Crackers a try!
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