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{ Janet Fletcher / Food Writer }

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Behave Yourself!

February 26, 2019 janet@janetfletcher.com
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Several years ago, I spent a day behind a busy cheese counter, just for enlightenment. My dad was a retail merchant, but I apparently did not inherit that gene. The cheese store’s customers drove me crazy. I left with renewed respect for the smiling cheese-counter people who put up with our annoying requests and quirky behavior. Today, it’s their turn. I’ve asked a few key retailers about the customers they like best.

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In From: U.S. Tags Fairfield Cheese Company, Greenwich Cheese Company, Market Hall Foods, Venissimo, Rainbow Grocery, Gordon Edgar, Laura Downey, The Truffle Cheese Shop, Steve Jones, Cheese Bar
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Not Your Father’s Cheddar

September 26, 2017 janet@janetfletcher.com
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Autumn, finally. Bring on the Cheddar. But which one? I’ve been noticing something peculiar about Cheddars lately—American Cheddars, especially, but some imports as well. The tang is gone, or muted. In its place: nutty and fruity aromas and a sweet, mellow finish.

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In From: U.S., Milk: Cow Tags Cheddar, Neville McNaughton, Gordon Edgar, Prairie Breeze, Cabot Creamery, Beecher’s, Face Rock Creamery, Tillamook, Cottonwood River Cheddar, Cougar Gold
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