more cheese

On Sunday of last week I went to a sale that the American Cheese Society held after their awards ceremony.  It was pretty unreal.  First of all, I have NEVER seen so much cheese in my life!  There were huge blocks of cheese, little tiny servings of cheese, cheese in jars, cheese in tubes...more forms than I have seen in one place.  I volunteered to help coordinate the sale, so I wandered around and assisted people in the check out process. To be honest, Bob gathered us all together and told us our duties and said, "ok I am going to let them come up.  get ready."  None of us quite knew what to expect and we were, in essence, mobbed with people.  They were buying pounds and pounds of cheese left and right.  In the back of my mind, I was wondering, what are these people going to do with all this cheese? as well as thinking, oh that one looks good or what is this one? It was quite an experience! After an hour or so, all that was left were huge blocks of cheddar, jack and other orange cheeses. Again, what does a person do with all that cheese?

I met some great people while I was there. I can't remember their names, but they also love food and doing it right.  It is somehow satisfying to chat with people that have some of the same thoughts about food.  If you feel like food should be enjoyed and great care should be taken in its preparation, you should join Slow Foods, or at least check them out.  They try to promote people, companies, businesses that endorse that way of life.  They also work with other organizations like 7 Generations Ahead to facilitate that lifestyle, bring farmers and their buyer closer together...making those connections with your food.  Pretty cool.

Liz