Cheese selection--Belgians?

Had the epoisses on a fanatstic cheese plate at Jack Fry's last Saturday night. It is fairly funky on the nose, from the washed rind, but still manages to not overpower the palate. Very nice buttery soft ripened cheese. That combined with Blue Dog's baguette...close top perfection. There was one other cheese on there, I can't remember what the name of it was (maybe someone from Jack Fry's could tell me, if they are reading this), but it was fantastic. It was a hard cheese that reminded me of an 3 year aged gouda I once had, with that firm texture, and those butterscotch and nutty qualities. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. One of the best cheese plates, in terms of the cheeses selected, that I have had in a long time.

Scott Shreffler
Schlafly Beer

Seviche Bistro has a cheese plate- and it includes manchego.

[Robin Garr]

go with matt on this one
creation gardens
local local local

Uhh ... I like Creation Gardens, too, but I assume you're aware that Lotsa Pasta and Valu Market, both mentioned in this thread, are also local?

Will, they definitely have manchego at Valu Market. You need to make a trip there! Then, invite me over for whatever you're making with chorizo and manchego...yum.

I am going to use the chorizo and manchego to make omlets. As soon as I track down the ingredients I will let you know how it turns out. I live out in the burbs so I have to make a treck to some of the places mentioned in these threads to get the things I need.

creation just doesn't get enough press though
so i push them
+ it's closer for many Hoosiers than lotsa or value

I love cheese, so let me dig in. In reference to manchego, it is found just about anywhere. There are also much better Spanish sheeps milk cheeses out there that blow manchego away. Like, Zamorano. A couple other cheeses from that area should be tried, liek Petit Basque or ossau iraty made by the same folks. Good cheeses. Epoisses can be found at Lotsa. Got some yesterday and is ripe. They were out of Explorateur and brillat savarin which are tasty. Another one they had lately was the Delice de Bourgogne which is pretty much like butter. Or perhaps a good bleu with the Fourme d'Ambert. Now as far as Belgian jazz, I have yet to see much anywhere. On occasion I would see Chimay at Lotsa and I have seen it at Liquor barn of all places. Thats one funky cheese though so its only for the brazen

If you want good cheese from a good fromager, then go to Lotsa Pasta. Whole foods has a great selection but they don't seem to be very good at ripening their cheeses so you are gambling when you get cheese from whole foods. Also what comes with a big selection is low turnover for certain cheeses and that means bad cheese. Lotsa has a fast turnover rate so you are all but guaranteed cheese at its best.

Le Relais has a cheese flight on their dessert list but if you ask very nicely you can get it as an appetizer or sit outside and have it with some wine. I've never had a cheese there that I didn't wish I remembered the name of the next day

Seviche Bistro has a cheese plate- and it includes manchego.

Oops- it was just taken off the menu. My bad.