Mmmm Cheese & Beer!

Our table/display at Brewer's Plate

I know this post is a bit overdue, but I still wanted to write something about my experience at the Brewer’s Plate at the Wychwood Barns in Toronto on April 6. 

Rooted in slow food principles, Brewer’s Plate brings a number of Ontario chefs and restaurants together to pair spectacular locally grown and produced foods with Ontario craft beers.  What a novel idea!  Local food and yummy local craft beer! 

Along with fellow Artisan Cheese Region Ambassador Stephen Paul, we hosted a table at this event in partnership with Barley Days Brewery.  We provided Maple Dale cheese curd for people to sample partnered with a choice of one of four different Barley Days’ beers.  Our curd was a big hit, and so was the concept of partnering cheese with beer.

For a bit more information on this event, here’s an interview we found with one of the event organizers Chris Lowry:

Blog post by Andrew Redden

Happy Cheese Day

Hi all!

For those of you who may not know it is officially National Cheese Day! Likely the lesser known holiday behind the United States ‘Inauguration Day’ but equally important, and quite frankly much tastier.

I’m delighted to welcome you to our new blog aka Cheese Business News (CBN for short). This is the first ‘official’ post!

We have re-vamped the site and look forward to it being the spot to find all your Cheese Start-up resources. A sharing portal for success stories and trials and tribulations. We invite comments on how we can better serve you!

So how will you be celebrating this day? Will you be combining the two and enjoying some tasty American Cheddar to show your patriotism to the red, white and blue or perhaps some Maple Dale? Or will you just enjoy a tasty slice of your favourite Artisanal brand from your local Farmer’s Market (might I suggest the Cape Vessey from Fifth Town). For the die hard patriots there is the Barick Obama available from Vermont’s Lazy Lady Farm.

Cape Vessey - Fifth Town

Me, I think I will perhaps nip down to Black River Cheese and grab a bag of their delicious Garlic Curd, in appreciation to a food that has earned it’s own slice of our yearly calendar.

Happy Cheese Day!

Your friendly Cheese Intern :D