Cheese
Something Stinky This Way
Comes: Paglierina
This runny, oozy, gooey delight is a
cow’s milk cheese that hails from the Piemonte region of Italy. Think Camembert with more oomph. Pair it with a crispy white wine for a
cheesy flavor blast!
And Speaking of Stinky, Attend
a Joy of Cheese Tasting!
Educate your palate and move your taste buds to the next level by attending a Joy of Cheese tasting, hosted by journalist and cheese expert Martin Johnson. Martin will expand your cheese knowledge and appreciation in a pretense-free environment with generous samples!
* I just attended the June 2 tasting at 10 Degrees, 121 St. Mark's Place (East Village); $25. Cheese theme: Good Cheese for Hard Times, 10 cheeses all under $25/pound. This is the first of a summer series.
* June 8: 6:30pm at Nectar Wine Bar, 2235 Frederick Douglass
Blvd /121st St. (Harlem); $25. Cheese theme: The 8 Best Cheeses
of the American West.
* June 16: 7pm at d.b.a. Brooklyn, 113 North 7th St. in
Williamsburg (a block and half west of the first L stop into Brooklyn, Bedford
Avenue). $20. Cheese
theme:
the d.b.a Six Pack, a new series that pairs 6 cheeses with three beers.
For more info:
1) Get on the mailing list by sending an email to: thejoyofcheese@gmail.com
2) Go to the Joy of Cheese web site: www.thejoyofcheese.blogspot.com or
3) Purchase your ticket in advance via BrownPaperTickets.com
Eats
Monkey
Bar
Vanity Fair editor/restaurateur Graydon Carter takes his exclusive hot spot formula uptown to the East Side and presents a buffed-up, old school swanky martini scene. The food? It’s a salute to continental, classed-up country club fare. On the night Gastro Chic & I checked it out the meal was merely ok, no head rockets. It was recently announced that they brought in superstar chef Larry Forgione to whip things into shape so I have high hopes. But really, who cares about the grub when Hugh Grant is coming down the stairs! So this will be a classic cool hot spot with chopped salad on the side. And that’s not such a bad thing!
Monkey
Bar at the Elysée Hotel: 60 E. 54th St. between Madison & Park Aves.
(Midtown East); 212-308-2950
Music
R.I.P Koko
Taylor, a
royal blues queen of the gritty, Wang-Dang-Doodle variety who passed away this
week at the age of 80.
I had the
pleasure of seeing her play live many times. Koko, thank you for the inspiration.
(photo
credits: Paglierina – courtesy of www.frescaitalia.com; Martin Johnson &
The Cheese Mistress – by Mary Connolly; Monkey Bar - courtesy Gastro Chic; Koko
Taylor – courtesy Marc Norberg for KokoTaylor.com)
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