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I'll Raise You a Wedge: Iceberg Lettuce With Blue Cheese
The Cheesemonger

Blue cheese and an iceberg wedge. It's all about that soul-satisfying cold crunch, the bold, creamy blue, almost profound in its simplicity. The dish would be at home among the roster of Dana's Weeken...

Paired! Humboldt Fog Cheese with Ficoco Spread

Have you ever heard of Ficoco? No? Well, let us introduce you then. Ficoco is a rich, dark spread made in Croatia out of figs and cocoa. It's lightly sweet, but full of flavor, and it is superb when p...

Simply (One of) the Best: Rogue River Blue
The Cheesemonger

A friend came over for dinner the other night and brought a wedge of Rogue River Blue, the formidable, and sometimes elusive blue from Rogue Creamery in Oregon. If you've been lucky enough to try it, ...

Roquefort: Get It While You Can
The Cheesemonger

The current 100% import tariff on Roquefort has never proven to be a significant impediment for its consumption. But what would an increase to 300% do? We may have to find out, thanks to one of Bush's...

The Cheesemonger: Why is Blue Cheese Blue?

Cheese nerds, come hither. Have you ever really thought about why blue cheese is the color that gives it its name? And what's the key element necessary to activate that blueness? ...

Recipe: Pear and Blue Cheese Crostata

We're not going to go on and on about how easy and forgiving crostatas are (we've done that plenty). But we'll sing the praises of this combination: pears and crumbles of sharp blue cheese. It's desse...

Classic Combination: Pear and Walnut Salad

Salads in the Fall take on a more rustic, earth-toned look. Instead of the bright tomatoes and cucumbers of summer, it's pears, nuts, and (usually) deep-flavored cheese. This combination is one we tur...

March Madness Recipe: Healthier Hot Wings

OK, everybody... Please note that the title says healthIER. We're not promising low-fat, cholesterol-free chicken wings here. But some of us are big basketball fans (of the Tar Heels, specifically) an...

The Cheesemonger: Stichelton

For those of you who have never understood the intrigue of Stilton, or especially if you're among the many who support its well-known title as "The King of Cheese," a new cheese beckons, and is in act...