April 2018 | Epicure Foods Magazine

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16 Conscious Creameries

There is no better day than Earth Day on April 22nd to give kudos to the environmentally conscious creameries and artisan food crafters taking sustainable steps year-round.

9 ON THE COVER Milton Creamery

Get to know the story of Iowa's award-winning family creamery making timeless cheeses the oldfashioned way.

13 A World Of Savings

Exceptional quality global imports and specials at rock-bottom prices.

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April CONTENTS

26 Let the Good Times Roule France's master cheesemakers at Rians have been expertly crafting their colorful, hand-rolled, fresh cheeses for nearly 40 years.

Find your favorite Le Roule flavor!

32 Sip This, Eat That

31 20 Ooze-zone Layers

It’s that magical time again, National Grilled Cheese Month is here! Celebrate by turning this beloved American classic into your own masterpiece with ingredients guaranteed to motivate anyone with a love of oozing cheese to get grilling!

Droves of Cloves

April 19th is National Garlic Day and we’re pumped to cook and eat tons of cloves in droves this April. Check out our favorite garlic-filled bite here.

Our monthly food and drink pairing page highlights what we love to sip, pair, and why it’s worthy to share.

33 Epicure Specials

Our monthly rotation of all your favorites at a steal.

35 Monthly Product Demonstrations Book them before they’re gone!

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Cabot McCadam

Cabot Cheddar

Cabot Cheddars are made sustainably in Vermont by the Cabot Co-operative of farm families since 1919. They have a creamy, smooth texture, a balanced rich buttery tang, and a subtle sweetness perfect for all applications.

1x10lb US-028 Sharp • $4.69/LB US-050 Extra Sharp • $4.89/LB US-034 Habanero • $5.29/LB

McCadam Extra Sharp Cheddar

Fresh, wholesome milk is collected daily from cows that thrive on the abundant green pastures of Northern New York creating the authentic, home-grown taste of McCadam.

US-232 Yellow US-233 White

1x10lb • $4.49/LB

Cabot Monterey Jack & Pepper Jack There are few cheeses in the world that melt quite as beautifully as Monterey & Pepper Jack. A close cousin of cheddar, Monterey Jack cheese is creamy and mild and a classic in most southwestern cooking.

US-234 Monterey Jack US-235 Pepper Jack 1x10lb • $3.39/LB

McCadam Muenster

Created in the United States in the style of French Munster, Muenster is a smooth, mild flavored, semi-firm cheese with exceptional melting abilities. Its distinct orange rind is the result of natural vegetable coloring added during cheesemaking.

Conceived in a dream (yes, really!) by founder Mary Keehn, this masterpiece paved the way for soft-ripened goat cheese in America.

US-236 Slicing Loaf • 2x5.5lb • $3.19/LB US-237 Jalapeno Loaf • 2x5.5lb • $3.39/LB

Cypress

Each handcrafted wheel features a distinctive ribbon of edible vegetable ash.

You’ll enjoy buttermilk and fresh cream, complemented with floral notes, herbaceous overtones, and a clean citrus finish. As Humboldt Fog matures, the creamline develops and the flavor intensifies.

GROVE

Pair with a Maple Manhattan to taste an adult version of buttermilk pancakes and syrup.

US-560 Humboldt Fog Grande • 1x5lb • $13.29/LB US-559 Humboldt Fog Mini • 4x16oz • $13.49/LB

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All Tillamook cheese starts with simple, real ingredients. You’ll never find anything artificial or hurried about their cheese- just good, old-fashioned farmer values and cheddar aged the right way- with time.

Tillamook

Sharp Yellow Cheddar Loaf US-281 • 1x10lb • $42.99/CS US-284 • 12x8oz • $30.99/CS

Medium Cheddar Loaf US-289 • 12x8oz • $28.99/CS US-292 Kosher • 12x8oz • $28.99/CS

Extra Sharp Yellow Cheddar US-282 Loaf • 1x10lb • $47.99/CS

Smoked Medium Cheddar US-285 • 12x8oz • $33.49/CS

CREMINELLI Fine Meats

From Biella, Italy to Salt Lake City, Utah, for centuries the Creminelli family has passed down the tradition of making artisan salami while sharing their passion for the craft. All products are made from 100%

US heritage pork raised in open living conditions with no added nitrates and no antibiotics, ever. Creminelli always produces in small batches to ensure full control over their award-winning artisan salami.

BAROLO • US-1020 • 9x6oz • $52.99/CS

CASALINGO • US-1021 • 9x5.5oz • $34.69/CS

SOPRESSATA • US-1022 • 9x5.5oz • $34.69/CS

FINOCCHIO • US-1017 • 9x5.5oz • $34.69/CS

TARTUFO • US-1023 • 9x6oz • $52.99/CS

WILD BOAR • US-1024 • 9x5.5oz • $51.99/CS

PICCANTE • US-1025 • 9x5.5oz • $34.69/CS

WHISKEY • US-1161 • 9x6oz • $52.99/CS APRIL 2018 | 5

A 2018 World Championship Cheese Contest Top 20 finisher, Chandoka is inspired by the mother and three aunts of Larry Hedrich, owner of LaClare Farms. The four sisters grew up on the farm where LaClare Family Creamery is now located. They used the first two letters of each of their names and came up with CHANDOKA as kids. Cave Aged Chandoka is a clothbound New Zealand style cheddar made from pasteurized cow and goat milk. Aged for a minimum of 8 months, it smells of cellar and vegetable notes with a fudgy paste that tastes of rich butter, citrus, grass and horseradish.

US-1267 CAVE AGED CHANDOKA | 1x20lb | $10.29/LB

For a milder, sweeter version of the Cave Aged Chandoka, try this cheese made from the same recipe. Aged only 4 months and not wrapped in cloth, classic Chandoka showcases the subtly fruity and tangy flavors of the cow and goats’ milk from which it is made.

US-1260 CHANDOKA | 12x6oz | $31.49/CS

US-1262

US-1261

MALONE, WISCONSIN - LaClare Family Creamery is an awardwinning, family-owned and run, farmstead operation founded in 1978 with a foundation rooted in artistry, family values and hard work.

US-1264

LaClare’s flagship cheese and 2017 ACS award winner, Evalon, continues to wow fans everywhere since its creation in 2008. Named after owner Larry’s grandmother, Evelyn, Evalon is made of solely LaClare Farms’ raw goat milk and is a delicious cross between a young gouda and a parmesan.

US-1268 Evalon | 1x10lb | $10.79/LB

LaClare’s Jack & Pepper Jack cheeses are monterey jack styles made with pasteurized, whole goats’ milk by stirring, washing and pressing the curds. Pepper Jack is made with fresh jalapenos to add a snap without becoming overwhelming.

Goat Cheddar is LaClare’s young, mild and sweet style cheddar made with pasteurized whole goats’ milk and ripened for 10 days.

Enjoy melted, shredded, cubed, or sliced.

Goat Feta-style cheese is salty, tart and crumbly with a moist texture, developing sweet tangy notes.

Sweet, Fresh, Light flavored Goat Milk Mozzarella. Slice, shred, cube. This mild, creamy beautifully meltable cheese can be used where you would use any traditional cow’s milk mozzarella. The goat milk offers a subtly more complex tasting experience.

US-1261 GOAT MOZZARELLA | US-1262 GOAT JACK | US-1264 GOAT PEPPER JACK | US-1266 GOAT CHEDDAR 12x6oz | $39.99/CS US-1265 GOAT FETA 12x6oz | $38.49/CS

US-108

US-160

US-091

The Chèvre Fleurie is a softripened goat cheese with a bloomy ivory rind that brings out a wonderful, earthy flavor.

As the cheese ages, a gooey cream line begins to form below the rind complementing the stronger taste of the firm center.

Montchevre has a network of over a dozen independent family farms that produce high quality organic* milk for its Organic Goat Cheese Line “Coeur de Chèvre”.

Montchevre Organic cheeses are certified by MOSA and carry the USDA Organic seal.

The Coeur de Chèvre 4oz logs are available in Natural and Garlic & Herb both of which are deliciously creamy and rich in flavor.

US-160 Natural • US-108 Garlic & Herb 12x4oz • $33.99/CS

US-091 Chèvre Fleurie 8x6oz • $30.99/CS

Expertly Crafted for Every Occasion THE BLUE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. Roth has crafted an exclusive recipe that turns blue cheese skeptics into connoisseurs and lovers into diehards.

Bold, yet restrained, Buttermilk Blue is handcrafted in small batches in Wisconsin with fresh milk from local Holstein and Jersey cows. The result is a family of beautifully balanced blues with a mellow, earthy flavor and soft, creamy finish.

US- 599 Roth Buttermilk Blue® Wheel • 1x6lb • $5.99/LB US- 601 Roth Smoked Moody Blue® Wheel • 1x6lb • $6.69/LB US- 600 Roth Buttermilk Blue® Affinée 1/2 Wheel • 2x3lb • $7.89/LB

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MacKenzie Creamery

Artisan Chèvre Cups Mackenzie Creamery produces award-winning, hand-crafted, artisan goat cheese from the finest ingredients. Located in Hiram, Ohio, they source 100% hormone-free goat milk from local area farms and use it to craft goat cheeses in an array of sophisticated, delectable flavors.

Mackenzie Creamery was honored with both the BEST IN CLASS (Cognac Fig) and SECOND PLACE (Apricot Ginger) awards at the World Championship Cheese Contest held in Madison, Wisconsin on March 6-8, 2018. The awards were in the Flavored Soft Goat’s Milk Cheeses with Sweet Condiments category. This is Mackenzie Creamery’s first time to enter the World Championship Cheese Contest.

US-1235 Apricot Ginger US-1236 Cognac Fig

US-1237 Sour Cherry Bourbon US-1238 Sweet Fire (Black Raspberry Habanero)

12x4.5oz $55.99/CS

FIS CA LINI Cheese Company

Bandage Wrapped Cheddar San Joaquin Gold US-210 • 1x15lb • $10.99/LB Named for its birthplace after the rich San Joaquin Valley of Central California, this mildly sweet and nutty flavored, firm textured cheese is aged a minimum of 12 months and strengthens over time. Made in 32-pound wheels and stamped with a cow shape on the center as its trademark identification, San Joaquin Gold is an American original, “award-winning mistake” created by Fiscalini Cheese Company.

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US-208 • 1x7lb • $11.99/LB Fiscalini Bandage Wrapped Cheddar has been distinguished as the World’s Best Cheddar at the World Cheese Awards three times, and remains the only American Cheddar to win. Aged 14 months this cheese is firm, crumbly, straw-colored and has a nutty, slightly smoky, earthy and more round finish than most aged cheddars.

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Old Style Cheddar: This 6 month cheddar is a mild, approachable cheese, perfect for snacking or cooking. Vegetarian-friendly and made with pasteurized cows' milk, it is a wonderful melter for grilled cheese or burgers.

Milton Creamery is the result of a dream. Since the opening of their farmstead family business in 2006, the Musser Family continues to make their dream of doing something to help others in the agriculture world and beyond a reality everyday. They do this through exceptional cheesemaking which adds value to the milk for dairy farmers and creates jobs in the local community while bringing people everywhere delicious, responsibly made products created with art and passion from Southeast Iowa.

Husband and wife co-founders, Rufus and Jane Musser, with their three sons, Junior, Galen, and Mark dedicate their lives to dairy farming-- a perfect pair with their Mennonite faith. According to Rufus, "Jane and I are originally from Pennsylvania where I grew up working with my father growing and selling produce. In September 1992, we moved to Southern Iowa and began dairy farming. Our Mennonite traditions value hard work, ingenuity, and simple living.

Many of our neighbors are Old Order Amish.

Although different, Mennonites and Amish are both Anabaptists, of Swiss heritage, and share many values. These common values made it easier for us to work together as dairy farmers and cheesemakers to start Milton Creamery."

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The Musser family mixes fresh ingredients, art, and passion to create fine cheese.

CHEESE: the 'WHEY' you like it.

The Mussers get all of their milk from cows on nearby, small Amish dairy farms. Herds are managed and milked by the immediate family, and all of the herds are less than sixtyfive cows. The farmers that provide milk to Milton Creamery don't give their cows artificial growth hormones, like rBGH and rBST, and the cows are grazed throughout much of the year.

Over winter, the farmers continue to provide the cows with quality feed. This classic approach to dairy farming creates simply delicious milk used at Milton Creamery.

In the creamery, the Musser's son, Galen, has been in charge of making the cheese at Milton Creamery since he was sixteen. He loves what he does and his passion has paid off. At just seventeen, Galen brought home his first cheese award from the U.S. Cheese Championship. Prairie Breeze won Best of Class in the Open Hard category.

Milton Creamery worked hand-in-hand with the Flory Family of Jamesport, Missouri, to develop this aged clothbound cheddar. Instead of aging it in plastic, Flory's Truckle ages with the cheesecloth left on the outside, allowed to dry for ten days, then coated with lard to minimize mold penetration, and aged twelve more months. The cloth allows it to breathe resulting in a dry, crumbly texture with incredible rustic, sharp flavors.

Prairie Breeze is a twist on a well-aged white Cheddar style cheese, aged for a minimum of 9 month, made with Vegetarian Rennet and no added color.

Sweeter than your typical cheddar with lots of flavor, crumbly yet creamy with a little crunch from the calcium crystals developed during the aging process.

For a sophisticated update on the classic 'cheddar & apple' pairing, use creativity to compose an artistic plate sprinkled in ingredients pleasing to your palate. There is no right or wrong except not to try your hand at playful plating!

Pictured above is a tart, juicy Granny Smith apple matched with creamy, sharp Praire Breeze drizzled in honey mustard dressing.

Arugula, candied pecans, and bacon bits complete the dish for a meal that not only looks pretty but also tastes completely DELISH. APRIL 2018 | 11

4 Alarm Cheddar: A 3 month cheddar that is packed full of flavorful peppers habanero, jalapeño, ghost pepper, and chile. Though it is a hot one, it has a layered flavored on the palate as each pepper hits the mark. A perfect way to elevate comfort foods like Mac & Cheese, nachos, or grilled cheese.

AWARD-WINNING CHEESE FLORY'S TRUCKLE US-796 Wheel | 1x20lb | $11.59/LB PRAIRIE BREEZE CHEDDAR US-793 Pre-cuts | 12x6oz | $39.99/CS US-794 Block | 1x40lb | $7.69/LB US-795 Loaves | 2x5lb | $8.19/LB 4 ALARM CHEDDAR LOAVES US-802 | 2x5lb | $5.49/LB OLD STYLE CHEDDAR US-801 | 2x5lb | $5.49/LB

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GLOBAL IMPORTS & SPECIALS ITEM # SIZE

NAME PRICE

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FR-199 Sevre Belle Bucheron 2x3.86lb | $49.99/CS

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FR-247 Fromagerie Arnaud 2yr Comte • Quarters 1x22lb | $12.49/LB

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FR-311

D

FR-346 Valbreso Feta Loaves 2x4.5lb | $5.89/LB

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FR-483 Isigny Young Mimolette • 2-3 months 2x7lb | $7.39/LB

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Germain Triple Cream 6x6.35oz | $41.99/CS d e

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SP-190 Valdeon 2x6lb | $7.89/LB

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SP-500 Idiazabal (Smoked) D.O. 2x6.6lb | $8.79/LB

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NAME PRICE

US-055 Kaukana Classic Cheddar Tub US-057 Kaukana Port Wine Tub 2x10lb | $64.99/CS US-056 Kaukana White Cheddar Tub 2x10lb | $65.99/CS US-463 Old Fashioned Swiss Almond Spread 2x10lb | $64.99/CS US-768 Queso del Valle Cotija 12x8oz | $32.99/CS

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Belgium

BE-270 Chimay a la Premiere (Biere) Wheel 1x4lb | $7.59/LB APRIL 2018 | 13

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United Kingdom

NAME PRICE

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UK-023 Cotswold 2x5lb | $6.19/LB

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UK-041 Huntsman 2x5lb | $6.89/LB

C

UK-140 Coastal Cheddar Loaf 1x11lb | $4.99/LB

D

UK-172 Cricketer Farm Extra Mature Cheddar 1x10lb | $5.29/LB

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UK-700 Westminster Sharp Cheddar

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UK-701 Westminster Vintage Cheddar UK-702 Westminster Farmhouse Cheddar 12x7oz | $35.99/CS

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IT-046

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IT-395 Montella (Hard Ricotta) 10x0.8lb | $3.39/LB

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IT-527 Su Entu, 5-6 mo, Sheeps’ Milk 1x12lb | $8.89/LB

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Parmigiano Reggiano P.D.O. Quarters, 24 mo 1x18lb | $10.59/LB b

Arrocca, 3 year 1x6lb | $14.99/LB c

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NAME PRICE

Denmark

a DK-055 St. Clemens Creamy Havarti 1x8lb | $3.59/LB b DK-105 St. Clemens Creamy Jalapeno Havarti 1x8lb | $3.59/LB

ITEM # SIZE

NAME PRICE

ND-293 Delft Blue Cheese Wheel 1x7lb | $8.79/LB

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The Netherlands

Cricketer Farm Extra-Mature Cheddar As London burned under the relentless World War bombing, millionaire tycoon Max Aitken – later Lord Beaverbrook – came over to the UK from Canada and established himself as the right hand man of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Lord Beaverbrook’s energy spread to modernizing British farming which had severely declined over the previous two decades, and he gathered a group of approximately 12 farms into an efficient operation by 1942, bringing in New Zealander Sandy Copeland, who taught British farmers the art of grass feeding, and how to achieve a greater output and quality.

Out of this partnership arose the heritage of Cricketer Farm, a relationship which for these two giants of business, publishing and farming, lasted 36 years. The rich green pastures of the rolling Somerset, England, plains gave birth to a name that has endured more than 70 years.

UK-172 Extra Mature Loaf |1x10lb | $5.29/LB

Today the cheddar that carries the Cricketer Farm name to the future is rich, resonant in flavor, and carries a long, lingering balanced maturity of which the founding fathers would be proud.

Kaaslands

KANAAL

Kaaslands’ Kanaal is crunchy, butterscotch, salty-sweet cheese candy.

Kanaal is a Proosdij which is a semi-firm to firm style of washed-curd cheese made very similarly to Goudas using specific combinations of mixed-strain start cultures. The delicious, Dutch-made result has aroma, flavor, and texture profiles with characteristics a cross between Gouda and Parmesan cheese. This also includes the satisfying crunchiness of increasing amounts of tyrosine crystals that form with age along with even more sweet, fruity, toasted caramel, and bouillon flavors than a Gouda cheese. Proosdijs have lower butterfat in dry matter than the required 48% for official Gouda status. With Kanaal coming very close at 45% it has the benefits to satisfy while also warranting those extra snuck bites.

ND-600 Wheel |1x22lb | $5.65/LB APRIL 2018 | 15

conscious crea There is no better day than Earth Day on April 22nd to give kudos to the environmentally conscious creameries and artisan food crafters taking sustainable steps year-round.

5 Spoke Creamery The first business in New York State to utilize PACE financing (Property Accessed Clean Energy) through the Energize NY program, 5 Spoke Creamery produces artisan, raw milk cheeses with 100% solar powered energy on their modern farm.

They save on electricity sustainably and even produce enough to put leftover energy back into the local grid for their Goshen, NY, community.

Cave-aged 2 years, Browning Gold develops a natural rind dusted with powdery white mold adding rustic, cellar aromas to the dense, semi-firm texture. It is rich and creamy like a Lancashire with the aroma of toasted nuts and brown butter.

Like all 5 Spoke Creamery cheese, it is made and aged on the farm from raw cows' milk. US-476 | 1x10lb | $12.29/LB APRIL 2018 | 16

ameries Kindred Creamery

Based in Muscoda, Wisconsin, the multi-generational family behind the Meister Cheese Company created Kindred Creamery out of a passion for integrity, sustainability, and equitable practices concerning their land, animals, and community. The company believes that how you treat animals reflects not only their contentment, but also leads to higher quality milk and the best possible cheese. They reward dairy farmers by paying higher prices for their milk when they follow strict & humane agricultural and animal rearing practices as outlined in Kindred’s Cows First program. This includes allowing all cows from the 208 participating farms to roam freely outdoors, grazing naturally as they please.

Hickory Smoked Cheddar Squares US-1470 | 12x7oz | $35.99/CS

Kindred also shows respect to the environment through producing wood-fired clean energy to run their creamery from ‘waste wood chips’ from a sawmill next door. This practice displaces the amount of fossil fuels otherwise needed to power approximately 650 homes—saving on natural gas and avoiding carbon emissions while creating their delicious cheeses.

Jack Rounds | 12x7oz | $32.49/CS US-1466 Ghost Pepper Colby Jack (Spicy) US-1467 Spicy Sriracha Jack (Medium Heat) US-1469 Sweet Fire Mango Jack (Sweet Heat) US-1468 Forage Mushroom & Scallion

Smoked Gouda Rounds US-1465 | 12x7oz | $36.99/CS Sharp Cheddar Wedges US-1472 | 12x7oz | $31.49/CS

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Sarró de Cabra The most famous of Montbrú’s cheeses. Sarró de Cabra is a semisoft buttery goats’ milk cheese with a citric spark that melts in the mouth and has a spotless white paste. Its rind provides hints of earthy notes. An indispensable cheese at any table.

SP-276 • 2x2.2lb • $10.49/LB

Blau de Cabra Blau de Cabra is a dense, fudge-like goat blue cheese with a natural rind that delivers rustic, barnyard aromas and a delicately spicy, tangy paste. Its smooth and creamy texture makes it perfect to be spread.

SP-273 • 2x4lb • $13.29/LB

Sarró de Búfala Sarró de Búfala is the buffalo milk version of the awardwinning Sarró de Cabra. Each wheel of Sarró is made with pasteurized milk and just enough salt to enhance its natural sweetness.

Blau de Búfala Made from pasteurized Catalan buffalo milk, Blau de Búfala is an intensely rich, creamy, medium spicy blue cheese. It packs an impressive range of complex flavors throughout the Penicillium roqueforti speckled paste.

SP-270 • 2x3.75lb • $11.99/LB

SP-272 • 2x3.75lb • $14.29/LB

Champignon The champignon mushrooms, also called white or button mushrooms, are hand picked in Germany at the optimum time to ensure the best flavor. This triple cream bloomy rind cheese is made from pasteurized cow’s milk and extra cream for an extra rich, silky smooth texture.

WG-025 | 2x5lb | $7.89/LB

St. Mang with Garlic & Chives Made using fresh, local milk from Brown Swiss cows, a cultural heritage of the Allgau region of German Bavaria, this breed’s alpine diet and protein-rich milk results in cheese with delicious flavors and melt-in-your mouth richness.

WG-029 | 2x3.1lb | $7.99/LB

Cambozola Black Label Cambozola Black Label has been aged longer and colder than our classic, which makes it even creamier and stronger in the blue notes. You can easily recognize this triple cream soft ripened cheese by its beautiful grey exterior mold.

WG-023 | 2x4.4lb | $8.39/LB APRIL 2018 | 18

Käserei Champignon

CADI

Urgèlia

CADI has been producing authentic, high-quality Catalon dairy products since 1915. Their stand out cheeses express the natural terroir of Spanish Basque country and are enjoyed globally. Cadi’s Urgelia (PDO) holds the honor of being one of only eleven name-protected foods from Catalonia. A semicured pressed cheese with a cream colored paste

and natural, slightly moist orange rind, Urgelia (PDO) delivers a consistently soft and creamy texture, sweet and penetrating aroma finished by a fruity and pleasant taste. Urgelia is made with pasteurized cow’s milk sourced exclusively from Cadi’s associated farms in the Pyrenees regions (Alt Urgell - Cerdanya).

SP-031 | 2x5.5lb | $6.99/LB

FR-632

FR-640

FR-024

Abondance AOP

Abondance is a cheese made from raw cow’s milk, and has been awarded the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label. Its name comes from the valley where it is still made to this day. Abondance has a delicate, hazelnut flavor and a soft, creamy texture – the result of local expertise in the preparation of ‘demi-cuit’ (half-cooked) cheeses. Its gentle, nutty and fruity taste is quite addictive.

Tomme de Savoie

‘Tomme’ refers to a group of small, round, natural rind cheeses produced mainly from France’s mountainous eastern region of Savoie in the Rhone Alpes. Tomme de Savoie is a French classic with a semi-soft texture and a moderately rustic, earthy simplicity.

Tomme Crayeuse

In 1996, while looking to improve the Tomme de Savoie recipe founder Jacques Schmidhauser’s son and business partner, Max, accidentally created what is now their trademark cheese- Tomme Crayeuse. Meaning ‘chalky’, Crayeuse is made with pasteurized cows’ milk and has a soft, slightly chalky center with a smooth, brie-like texture closer to its beautiful, mottled edible rind packed with vegetal, lactic, savory aromas.

FR-024 | 1x20lb | $9.49/LB

FR-632 | 1x4lb | $7.69/LB

FR-640 | 1x4lb | $7.99/LB

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April beckons us to come out of Winter hiding with the sweet start of Spring. April offers us the chance to show our love and appreciation for nature and the planet on Earth Day. But that’s not all. Beyond ozone layers, April is also the month for Ooze-Zone Layers!

Fromage fans nationwide get to celebrate the magic that is melted cheese all month long. National Grilled Cheese Month is here and we encourage creating your own multi-layered, melty masterpieces.

We’ve rounded up key ingredients guaranteed to motivate anyone with a love of oozing cheese to get grilling!

Ooze-Zon

LAYER Coastal Cheddar Prints UK-140 | 1x11lb | $4.99/LB

Urgelia (PDO) SP-031 | 2x5.5lb | $6.99/LB

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Isigny Sainte-Mère Organic Butter Bars FR-1094 Unsalted | 10x7.05oz | $27.69/CS

BUTTER

President Butter Bars FR-215 Salted | 20x7oz | $47.99/CS FR-231 Unsalted | 20x7oz | $46.99/CS

Delpeyrat Jambon De Bayonne FR-958 | 1x12lb | $10.49/LB

Solera Jamon Serrano SP-106 Sliced | 12x3oz | $48.99/CS SP-107 Mandoline | 1x12lb | $10.79/LB SP-108 Block | 1x9.7lb | $12.19/LB

OTHER

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Société Fromagère

du Livradois

(AOP) Bleu d’Auvergne

(AOP) Fourme d’Ambert

L’Or des Dômes, Raw Milk FR-016 | 4x2.75lb | $6.99/LB

L’Or des Dômes, Raw Milk FR-371 | 2x5.5lb | $6.99/LB

Milledome, Pasteurized Milk FR-088| 2x6lb | $5.39/LB

Milledome, Pasteurized Milk FR-089 | 2x4.5lb | $5.49/LB

The Locatelli family has meticulously honed the craft of cheese making to give you a product unequalled in quality and uniformity. Their flagship brand, Locatelli Pecorino Romano, is considered the world’s finest grating cheese, hand-crafted from 100% pure sheep’s milk. Add Locatelli to your meal, ramp up the flavor.

(AOP) Saint-Nectaire FR-621 | 2x4lb | $6.29/LB

Fine Italian Selections

IT-063 Locatelli Quarters • 1x17lb • $8.49/LB IT-066 Locatelli Wheel • 1x60lb • $8.29/LB

The history of the world’s best Provolone starts with a secret. The secret of Gennaro Auricchio, who founded its company in 1877 in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, close to Naples. Thanks to its proprietary special rennet made by the Auricchio family, Auricchio Provolone develops a unique, unmistakable taste.

Comparable to classics like Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, vegetarian-friendly, Gran Moravia is a truly unique, grana-style cheese made in the Czech Republic and aged in Italy before being sent worldwide for all to enjoy.

Each stage of the milk and cheese production, maturation, and packaging is controlled, traced, and third-party certified.

CZ-105 Gran Moravia Wedges • 12x7oz • $37.99/CS APRIL 2018 | 22

Selecting farms with special breeds and suggesting the best fodder, they aim to obtain a milk with the required qualities through relationships with their dairy farmers. Milk also undergoes thorough qualifying tests and is processed in compliance with the strictest hygiene standards.

Still today Auricchio cheeses are handcrafted. Their centuriesold experience and respect of traditions are the basis on which a modern quality management system has been developed and certified. Auricchio, proud to produce the best!

IT-078 Auricchio Provolone • 1x17lb • $8.29/LB IT-336 Auricchio Taleggio D.O.P. • 10x7oz • $40.99/CS

Ines ROSALES Ines Rosales Tortas are still made by hand in Spain with the same recipe Ines Rosales created over one hundred years ago. Tortas are made in small batches by women from local villages and are both hand-formed and handwrapped with care.

10x6.34 oz • $26.49/CS

•SP-873 Orange

•SP-874 Cinnamon

•SP-870 Original Olive Oil

•SP-871 Rosemary & Thyme

•SP-872 Sea Salt & Sesame

Fromagerie

PAPILLON

They say that a young shepherd, in love, was distracted by a shepherdess.

Forgetting his rye bread and sheep’s cheese in the cave of Combalou where he was resting, he left to pursue the girl. A little while later, he returned to this place and discovered his meal covered in a blue-green mold. Famished, he tasted the cheese and was delighted.

Roquefort, alchemy between the natural ventilation of a cave, rye bread and the cheese of the Lacaune ewes had been born.

In 1925, Roquefort became the first recognised Appellation d’Origine cheese.

Additionally, European recognition as Appellation d’Origine Protégée guarantees a high-quality, authentic product to this day.

To be considered AOP Roquefort, the cheese must be aged in designated natural caves for a minimum of 14 days and then in an aging room for 3 months. Papillon surpasses these minimum requirements, developing deeper flavors by initially cave-aging for 21 days and then for 5 more months under the close watch of Papillon’s Master Refiner.

FR-563 Papillon Roquefort AOP Black Label | 4x3lb | $9.49/LB

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FR-372

FR-515

FR-367

FR-499 FR-552

Fromagerie Guilloteau Saint Angel & D’Affinois Excellence At just five inches square, Saint Angel is a cows’ milk triple cream cheese with incredibly smooth texture and big, buttery flavors that will not go unnoticed. For those craving an even creamier bite, these are the perfect match. With delicate, white bloomy rinds and flavors of sweet cream and mild mushrooms, both cheeses delight and become even more rich and robust with age.

Fromager D’Affinois Excellence is the triple cream version of the classic for even more richness. Pair either with sparkling wines at any ripeness for a taste of heaven.

FR-889 Saint Angel (Triple Cream) • 2x1.7lb • $8.49/LB FR-950 Excellence (Triple Cream) • 1x4.4lb • $36.99/CS

Pavè D’Affinois Pavé d’Affinois takes its name from the cube shape which characterizes this cows’ milk cheese, plus the geographic origin of the first Pavé, or block. Created in the Dauphiné region, giving it the name “Dauphinois”, the brand quickly became Pavé d’Affinois, in recognition of the delicate ripening stage (“affinage” in French) needed to produce a quality soft cheese such as this.

FR-499 • 8x5.3oz • $27.99/CS

Since 1981, Fromagerie Guilloteau has been using a unique technology to produce all of their cheeses called ultrafiltration. This manufacturing process involves removing the excess water contained in milk prior to the cheesemaking process, leaving only the protein, milk fat and nutrients. All milk Fromagerie Guilloteau receives for their production is pasteurized and then filtered. The results are incredibly even, ultra creamy cheeses with very fine, soft bloomy rinds and exceptional nutritional value. What’s not to love?

Fromager d’Affinois The Fromager d’Affinois line of cheeses offer silky, smooth, mouthcoating creaminess and a decadently rich, buttery taste. Made with pasteurized cows’ milk and available in a variety of flavors using only the freshest ingredients, there is a d’Affinois for everyone to adore.

FR-373 Original FR-370 Blue Cheese FR-952 Campagnier (Washed Rind)

FR-951 Red Chili Pepper FR-372 Garlic & Herbs FR-368 Peppercorn FR-367 Truffles

2x4.4lb • $66.99/CS 1x4.4lb • $36.99/CS 2x4.4lb • $69.99/CS

FR-515 Florette (Goat Brie) FR-1030 Florette Mini FR-552 Rocastin (Sheep Brie)

1x2.2lb • $9.99/LB 8x4.5oz • $26.99/CS 1x2.2lb • $9.29/LB

1x4.4lb • $33.99/CS 2x4.4lb • $69.99/CS 2x4.4lb • $69.99/CS 2x4.4lb • $98.99/CS

Président Butters

A distinct butter from a distinct region. Président butter gets its full nutty flavor, creamy texture and gold yellow color from the rich and fertile area it’s made in.

Normandy, France is considered the “grand cru” of Europe’s dairy regions thanks to its oceanic climate and rich grass. This ensures their cows get the best sustenance to produce the best dairy possible. There are endless opportunities for delicious culinary creations with the Président Butter line-up.

Président Cheese, one of the world’s premiere cheesemakers and the #1 brand of Brie in France, is part of Groupe Lactalis. Founded by André Besnier in 1933 in the town of Laval, France, in the Loire Valley, they bring over 75 years of French artisanship and tradition, and the widest range of specialty cheeses, including the largest array of AOC (appellation d’origine contrôlée) cheeses. Count on Président as your personal cheese coach, guiding you through the extraordinary blend of expertise, flavor and culture that come together in specialty cheese.

BUTTER BARS FR-215 Salted • 20x7oz • $47.99/CS FR-231 Unsalted • 20x7oz • $46.99/CS UNSALTED SPREADABLE TUBS FR-1060• 8x17.6oz • $50.99/CS FR-221 • 40x8.8oz • $126.99/CS

MIFROMA

Fixed-weight cheeses from Mifroma are elegantly presented in gourmet-style opaque parchment paper packaging and come with a host of advantages for store owners.

The attractive wrapping and the use of traditional cuts for each cheese - a round “pie” shape for Gruyère and a chunky “stick” for Emmental – distinguishes Mifroma products from other cheeses on the market.

Fixed-Weight Selection

The pale and creamy Emmentaler AOP is the most iconic of all Swiss cheeses, characterized by its mild flavor and cherry sized holes. Produced in the picturesque valley of the river Emme, the ‘king of (Swiss) cheese’ has been made locally since the 13th century.

SW-067 Wedge • 8x7oz • $25.99/CS

The nutty, tropical fruit notes of Mifroma’s Swiss Gruyere AOP vary according to their maturity.

Mifroma’s Gruyere AOP has buttery flavors with hints of almond and caramel, and a semi-firm, slightly elastic texture ideal for melting. Cavern Gruyere AOP is extra aged for full-bodied flavor.

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As Spring brings a swirl of warm weather and all of the beautiful colors of nature awakening with it, Le Roulé's pre-sliced line of fun, colorful cheeses arrive, too, right on que to guide the way to brighter days. Let the good times 'roule', indeed! As if made to be the 'poster cheeses' for Spring, these sensational swirls are at once a highly satisfying feast for the eyes as well as the belly.

A leading producer of fresh and aged cheeses in France, this family creamery has been passing on their knowledge of creating authentic cheeses for four generations. Rians is committed to local farming and carrying on all traditions of French cheesemaking, producing the highest quality cheeses for gourmet moments of French gastronomy.

Unlike other spreadable cheeses which are mass-produced, Le Roulé continues to be handcrafted just the way it was from the beginning, with fresh curd spread atop a layer of spicy, tart or sweet ingredients, then rolled to form a large log. Rolls are then sliced and individually hand-packaged, too, making this cheese the most premium of its category.

Let the Good

For nearly 40 years and running, Le Roulé, which means ‘roll’ in French, has been handcrafted by Rians in France’s northeast mountain region of Les Vosges, in the village of Neufchâteau. Made from locally sourced fresh cow’s milk, this specialty cheese is creamy and smooth, with a remarkably clean, fresh taste. Each log is sprinkled with either savory or sweet ingredients, and then handrolled to form a log before being sliced, revealing its ingredients in the form of its unmistakable spiral.

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The selection of flavors for this delightful line includes: Garlic & Herb, Savory & Sweet Peppers, Cranberry, and Pineapple.

Brighten crackers, breads, and bagels with Le Roulé today!

" Let the good Times timesRoulé!

Roulé ! "

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Which Way

Do You

Roulé ?? ? ? ?

Pineapple

FR-579 • 6x4.4oz • $17.99/CS

Garlic & Herb

FR-576 • 12x5.3oz • $35.99/CS

Cranberry

FR-578 • 6x4.4oz • $17.99/CS

Peppers

FR-580 • 6x4.4oz • $17.99/CS

GET READY TO ROCK & ROULÉ!

In addition to being a lighter, more flavorful go-to replacement for traditional cream cheeses when snacking, cooking, and baking, the creative culinary possibilities are truely endless with the Le Roulé line-up. Let your imagination 'roule' wild!

Isigny Ste Mère Crème Chantilly (Vanilla Whipped Cream) Isigny Sainte-Mère invented the first ever whipped cream in a can in 1969. They are still the only dairy processor to flavor its canned whipped cream with natural vanilla of Madagascar. The result is a superior and exotic tasting product appreciated by consumers who recognise its unique qualities. Isigny’s light and fluffy Creme Chantilly brings together fruit, ice creams, sorbets and other sweet treats with style and ease every time.

FR-204 • 12x7oz • $42.99/CS Isigny Sainte-Mère Butters Isigny Sainte-Mère butter gets all its flavor from Isigny milk, a “grand cru” of the dairy world and naturally rich in nutrients. Its worldwide reputation for excellence goes back centuries and is the result of traditional know-how, which is actively maintained in the cooperative. The world’s greatest chefs have traditionally had a soft spot for Isigny Sainte-Mère butter. For good reason too, since this butter is both silky and supple.

Butter Rolls • FR-228 Unsalted • 20x8.8oz • $76.19/CS Organic Butter Bars • FR-1094 • 10x7.05oz • $27.69/CS Butter Bars • FR-229 Unsalted • FR-233 Salted • 20x8oz • $80.99/CS

It benefits from an exceptional terroir, which extends from one end of the Cotentin peninsula to the Bessin area. A warm, temperate climate by the sea favors rich pastures in which the grass is full of mineral salts and trace elements. This natural abundance can be found in the milk, which gives a distinctive butter that has a unique perfume, suppleness and color.

Beemster Premium Dutch Cheese MUSTARD SEED ND-254 | 1X9lb $5.79/LB

LITE (2% MILK) ND-250 | 1X24lb $6.12/LB

PREMIUM GOAT ND-259 | 1X22lb $7.69/LB

PARADISO ND-262 | 1X24lb $6.29/LB

CLASSIC (18mo) ND-257 | 1X24lb $6.89/LB

X-O (26mo) ND-256 | 1X24lb $8.39/LB

VLASKAAS ND-249 | 1X32lb $6.79/LB

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Dalmatia

The unique Mediterranean coastal region of Croatia is the inspiration for the brand Dalmatia. Their flavorful sweet and savory spreads are made from the best local and regional ingredients available. Each fig is inspected by hand for quality, before being gently cooked into their signature Fig Spreads.

Organic Spreads

Fig Spreads

Fruit Spreads

Savory Spreads

CRO-170 Strawberry CRO-180 Apricot CRO-190 Blackberry 12x8.5oz • $36.69/CS

CRO-100 Original CRO-120 Orange CRO-125 Cocoa 12x8.5oz • $32.49/CS

CRO-128 Plum CRO-150 Tangerine CRO-160 Sour Cherry 12x8.5oz • $34.49/CS

CRO-200 Black Olive Tapenade CRO-210 Green Olive Tapenade 12x6.7oz • $33.69/CS

CRO-110 Original Bulk 4x3.53lb • $43.99/CS

CRO-220 Quince 12x7.7oz • $34.89/CS

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CRO-250 Red Pepper Spread 12x7.1oz • $33.49/CS

‘droves of cloves’

Get ready to make a big stink on APRIL 19th for National Garlic Day 2018

St. Mang Bavarian Made Soft-Ripened Cheese with Garlic & Chives is made using fresh, local milk from Brown Swiss cows, a cultural heritage of the Allgau region of German Bavaria. This breed’s alpine diet and protein-rich milk results in cheese with delicious flavors and melt-in-your mouth richness. Healthy doses of ‘natures wonder drug’ garlic adds a nutritious flavor boost to every bite.

Some ingredients were made for each other. From home kitchens to Michelin Star restaurants, garlic and olive oil have been sizzling in pans together for hundreds of years, and you can taste why in every bag of Vintage Italia’s Garlic Olive Oil Pasta Chips. With flavors this classic bundled up in a healthy, non-GMO package, it’s a delicious new chapter for this historic pairing.

WG-029 Garlic and Chives| 2x3.1lb | $7.99/LB

US-1184 Garlic Olive Oil Pasta Chips| 12x5oz | $22.99/CS

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pair like a pro: cut & collect each month • shuffle & sort past pairings from memory • mix & match to create new best bites • Sip + Eat + Share • enjoy!

pinot noir + ossau-iraty Ossau Iraty can have a pungent gamey aroma and is full of buttery flavor that melts in your mouth.

This semi firm cheese has a slightly oily texture with a savory and sweet nutty flavor with hints of figs, hazelnuts, and olives. It's a perfect cheese to accompany fruity, balanced reds like Pinot Noir.

This style of slightly sweet, earthy, jammy wine matches Ossau's intensity without clashing or overpowering to create a sublty complex pairing.

pinot noir

Sip ← this

Pinot Noir was born in the Burgundy region of France where it is called red Burgundy and is a difficult grape to grow. Now also produced in the USA, Australia, Chile, and New Zealand, great Pinot Noirs are crowdpleasers because of their balanced, fruity, earthy flavors and diverse food pair-ability.

Medium Red • Light Tannins • Black Cherry • Currants

Eat that →

ossau-iraty

Rumored to be one of the oldest cheese recipes (dating back nearly 3,000 years), French Basque AOP classic, Ossau-Iraty, is made from 100% local sheeps' milk collected from the valleys of Ossau and Iraty. It is ivory in color with a thick, dry natural rind and semi-firm paste.

Creamy • Nutty • Grassy • Earthy • Buttery • Rustic • Dense

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