Going, Going, Gone

epoisses

One of the star items that I brought out during a small food and wine gathering at my home some nights back. I was so pleased to be able to find it in a local shop. If you’re not familiar with soft, fragrant French cheeses with wonderful flavours, it is hard to imagine a better place to start than epoisses. Even those assembled who thought they would not like such a cheese were grabbing a bite or few.

It did not last long…

-cvj

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6 Responses to Going, Going, Gone

  1. Mary Cole says:

    Thanks Clifford!

  2. Clifford says:

    Really?!

    I can’t believe that. I can think of several awfully smelly cheeses an order of magnitude more noticeable.

    Oh.. maybe by “smelly” they mean “has a smell”, as opposed to “smells bad”.

    Either way, the payoff on the taste is indisputable, I’d say.

    -cvj

  3. Justin says:

    I enjoyed the epoisses alot, and am thrilled you had the chance to pick one up at the Silver Lake Cheese Shop 🙂

    But it’s amusing to think of it as a friendly introduction to the world of fromage — British scientists concluded that it is one of the planet’s “smelliest cheeses”:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/4044703.stm

    . . . and noted that it is banned on French public transport!

  4. Clifford says:

    Laura:

    Although not a resident of that ‘hood, I feel the need to do my bit to help them stomp out the growing Angeleno habit of referring to Silver Lake as Silverlake. Hope you don’t mind.:)

    Mary:

    🙂 Good Luck with everything!

    -cvj

  5. Mary Cole says:

    Oh, the torture of having to give up soft cheese during pregnancy! I have coped admirably with no alcohol, seafood, peanuts and limits to my coffee intake, but the cheese is a real struggle! Not much longer, thankfully!

  6. Laura says:

    I will need to visit that shop pronto. I have another foodie friend who just moved to Silverlake. Let the food trips begin! 🙂