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Pre-dinner snack: Cheese Plate

Cheeseplate
This is what "'doing it up' looks like" says my chef/sister.

The cheeses—from the Bronx grapes going clockwise: robbiola, idiazabal, stilton, and pepper cheddar. In the middle are picholine olives (my absolute fave).

We also had truffle honey served along side to drizzle over the cheeses or figs.

We opened a bottle of Archipel 2002 (a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, and malbec) and it went perfectly with the strong cheeses which we prefer in my family.

Yum! Now on to dinner!

September 11, 2007 in Appetizers/Antipasti/Nosh/Snacks, Cheese |

Comments

Nancy

Oh, I'm totally drooling.

And the Jang Jolim looks pretty darn good too.

Posted by: Nancy | September 12, 2007 at 07:30 AM

Kat

Who cut the cheese?

Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Looks amazing! Cheese is one of my all time favorites, and I'm sorry to say - with that spread I would have no room left over for dinner.

Posted by: Kat | September 17, 2007 at 10:52 AM

Paula from Only Cookware

This is my idea of heaven - a platter of cheese and a glass of wine.

Posted by: Paula from Only Cookware | September 28, 2007 at 09:39 PM

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