Milk.

Today I bought a glass quart of milk at the Farmer’s Market from the people from Ronny Brook and I realized how long it has been since I have bought real milk for my house.  I don’t drink much milk and when I put something in my coffee it tends to be soy because I [...]

Consider Bardwell Farm at the Williamsburg Greenmarket

Feeling a bit tired on Saturday morning and dreading the journey to an ever crowed Union Square Market I decided to make due with my much smaller neighborhood Greenmarket.  Mostly I  just needed some greens, some beef and a few yogurts and as usual I ended up leaving with much more.  The funny thing is [...]

Cato Corner’s Local Cheese

Standing in a ninety degree room with your back bent over the side of a six by four foot vat and raking through pound upon pound of unpasturized milk my not seem like an ideal weekend away from the city, but then again, it just might. The kind people of Cato Corner Farm in [...]

Westcombe Comes to NYC

Last week I was very surprised to meet two makers of England’s Westcombe Cheddar.  Tom Calver and his father were visiting New York’s specialty cheese stores before heading up to Vermont to Jasper Hill Farm.  When they introduced themselves, I was a little embarrassed because I’ve never tried Westcombe Cheddar.  They were so friendly, they didn’t [...]