Cheese

Fresh and aged goat cheeses; other fresh cheeses

VERMONT BUTTER & CHEESE CO. COUPOLE (Websterville, VT · Goat-P)    

Mild and bright, this white dome hints at toasted walnuts and grass    $6½

VALENCAY (Centre, France · Goat-P)  

Petite pyramid of creamy chevre dusted with wood ash—lemony and lightly piquant $8½

WESTFIELD CLASSIC BLUE LOG (Hubbardston, MA · Goat-P)
Smooth cylinder of goaty freshness enrobed in that kickin’ blue Roquefort mold    $7½

LUSCIOUS

Bloomy-rind (Brie and such) and semi-soft cheeses   

SWEET GRASS DAIRY GREEN HILL (Thomasville, GA · Cow-P)
Better than butter: rich and spreadable cream with herbal notes from sweet southern grasses    $8

LA TUR (Piedmont, Italy · Goat, Sheep & Cow-P)   

Carefully whipped blend of three milks, shaped like a cupcake and heavenly as a cloud $9

BREBISROUSSE D'ARGENTAL (Argental, France · Sheep-P)   

Funky orange sheep’s milk brie oozes creaminess and a fruity finish  $7

STINKY

Washed-rind cheeses—the ones with “pronounced” aroma

HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN RED CLOUD (Niwot, CO · Goat-R)
Thick and meaty paste tempered by bright red berries and light acidity    $8½

GRES DES VOSGES (Alsace, France · Cow-P)   

Bathed daily in Kirsch: voluptuous, earthy paste with damp fungal aromas    $7½

APPROACHABLE

Easy going and generally semi-hard cheeses of many sorts

TOMME CRAYEUSE (Savoie, France · Cow-P)
Delicate and mushroomy with a dense center, soft creamline and salty kick   $7½

CHERRY GROVE TOMA (Lawrenceville, NJ · Cow-R)   

Rich butter and berries prevail in this sweet, sharp and certified organic delight   $5½

PECORINO FOJA DE NOCE (Le Marche, Italy · Sheep-R)
Sheepy, not sheepish, farmhouse Pecorino washed in olive oil and swathed in black walnut leaves   $8½

STOIC

The big, hard cheeses (Parmigiano Reggiano, Comte, etc.)

TÊTE DE MOINE (Bern, Switzerland · Cow-R)
Dense and seriously intense, fruity flavor, balanced by roasted nut aromas and brine washing   $6

MRS. QUICKE’S CHEDDAR (Devon, England · Cow-R)    

Firm, nearly crumbling, vegetal and lean with strong cellar aromas $7

BOERENKAAS (Friesland, Holland · Cow-R)    

Mouthwatering butterscotch, fruit and nuts explode in dense, crystalline hunks   $6½

RACY

Blue-veined cheeses (Stilton, Roquefort and the like)

CASHEL BLUE (County Tipperary, Ireland · Cow-P)   

Overtones of buttermilk and herbs flow over sea salt creaminess   $7

ROQUEFORT LE VIEUX BERGER (Aveyron, France · Sheep-R)    

Big, creamy chunks dissolve into soothing milky lozenges; punchy, but perfectly balanced and sweet   $9