The Cheese Coach

What’s a better way to celebrate Spring - a bouquet of flowers or a bouquet of cheese? 🤔🌷🧀

I can choose both with this Jacquin Buchette Aux Fleurs, a fresh goat cheese from the Loire Valley that is coated with dried flowers including rose petals, cornflowers, and marigolds.🌹💐

It was a day of plush, luscious, triple crème cheeses in the shop yesterday, with from offering particular beauty! This is a cow’s milk cheese that smells of slight earth and mushroom bloom, and tastes like a classic, buttery triple cream with just of a bit of saltiness. Loved it!

I scored one of seasonal bloomy rind Jersey milk cheeses, Oh My Heart, a bit ago and it was absolutely scrumptious😍 I wanted to save it for a special occasion while letting it hit peak ripeness, and today was the perfect moment to tuck into this little beaut. It was absolute perfection- buttery, milky, and just a bit mushroomy.
Thanks very much to Leah at for the rec!

It has been almost a year since I decided to explore my passion for cheese beyond simply being a frequent buyer, and decided to apply for a job as a monger behind the counter of my local wine & cheese shop. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have had incredible opportunities to learn, appreciate, and most of all for me - feel like I’m part of a community of both local cheese lovers (shout out to my friends and !!) and my wonderful customers at the shop. I am grateful for all the chances I’ve had to further my knowledge of cheese, and am very proud to share that I’ve become a Cheese State Scholar, as awarded by Cheese State University from ! Thanks very much to all who have supported me throughout my journey!

I am so grateful to this community, and am feeling very good about where my passion will take me.
Stay cheesy, my friends. ❤️ & 🧀

Absolutely love this guide to cheese shops in the Hudson Valley from Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty - most definitely worth a read to plan out your cheese adventures!🧀

Cheese Shops Of The Hudson Valley and Catskills | Where To Buy Your Charcuterie Upstate A tour of the gourmet cheese and charcuterie shops of The Hudson Valley and Catskills Region from the Local Experts in Upstate Real Estate, Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty.

Are you craving hearty food to get you through the rest of winter? Well, I have just the ticket! Last Saturday, my shop featured four wines with plenty of body and intrigue to last you through February and beyond. Cheeses paired were:
- La Tur (Italy)
- Tomme Vache (France)
- Camembert Fermier de Tremblaye (France)
- Reypenaer (Holland)
Let me know which pairing is next on your list to try out in the comments!

Pairings to get us through February… Feb 17, 2024 — The Cheese Coach | Sharing Wedges of Wisdom For a job that pays you to taste cheeses and sample wines all day long, you wouldn’t think it could get any better. It did, though, this past Saturday. For a the last couple of months, I’ve recognized that in addition to the obvious pleasures of tasting spectacular cheeses & wines every Sat

When visiting the Hudson Valley this weekend, I had to pay a visit to the Corner Counter in Red Hook for a beautifully curated array of international and local cheeses, plus some AMAZING grilled cheeses options and great vibes all around! Thanks so much to Hallie for recommending a great NY State cheese, plus the Classic grilled cheese with fig jam. It's definitely worth a visit!