What’s Your Favorite Cheese?
I love cheese – all kinds of cheese (unless it’s runny).
I’m staying at the Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco this week. On their room service menu, there’s an “American Farmstead Cheese Selection.” I could have ordered each one individually, but opted for the full-on cheese tasting platter. Who could resist?! Sure, maybe the lactose intolerant…
Still(ton), I enjoyed:
- Humbolt Fog, Cypress Grove / Arcata, CA – Elegant soft ripened goat’s milk cheese. It has a creamy, luscious texture with a subtle tangy flavor. Each wheel contains a ribbon of edible vegetable ash along its center.
- Tamula Tomme, Juniper Grove / Redmond, OR – Raw goat’s milk cheese with a washed rind that has been aged 2 to 4 months. Semi-firm texture, creamy interior, and a slightly nutty flavor.
- Great Hill Blue, Great Hill / Marion, MA – Blue cheese made from raw cow’s milk. This cheese is aged 6 months (as opposed to the 2 or 3 month aging period of other blue cheeses), creating a round, robust flavor without the intense acidic finish of other blues.
- Green Hill, Sweet Grass Dairy / Thomasville, GA – Jersey cow’s milk cheese with a buttery taste and soft, creamy texture. Jersey cows are grass fed and developed just for Sweet Grass Dairy, causing the color of the cow’s milk to be bright yellow from the higher butterfat composition and pleasantly acidic with a very sleek finish.
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28 Comments
maizzy
January 5th, 2009
at 6:35pm
Hiya,
Curiosity led me to know about the eco-friendly hotel you’re staying @. didn’t know and it’s great info for when the next conference [2011] is in SF… :) Thanks… :)
Love the cheese video… Now I totally want some… :)
Maizzy
Ninesvnsicks
January 5th, 2009
at 7:13pm
My favorite kind of cheese is Smoked Chedder, me and my dad used to get all different kinds when I was younger it is amazing stuff.
Steve
January 5th, 2009
at 8:01pm
I used to work in a family Mexican restaurant. Queso Fresco and Queso Blanco, the mexican crumbly cheese, is really the secret to making hispanic cuisine at home taste great. It’s really easy to find but often forgotten in favor of that lousy bagged seasoned cheese. That and oregano in your salsa (Shh, its a secret!).
Matt Smith
January 5th, 2009
at 8:18pm
Wow. You’re incredibly lucky – Cheese and Macworld. I can’t think of anything better :)
LegoShark
January 5th, 2009
at 10:56pm
Everyone here NEEDS to try mimolette (mee-moh-lay) cheese. It is by FAR my favorite cheese.
Seth Smith
January 6th, 2009
at 3:19am
I really only like Cheddar cheese! Not a big fan of other cheese’s though! Ha I love making a Grilled Cheese Sandwich! With a bit of ham and tomato you have such a good time with it! Ha lol!
Thanks
Seth
Phoebe
January 6th, 2009
at 3:39am
Love the vid! Since I grew up in Wisconsin and lived in France, I love cheese of all kinds without reason or restraint. Tomme – yum.
Jeff Matthews
January 6th, 2009
at 4:53am
MAYTAG makes the best bule cheese, next time you go home to Iowa ,try some .
Dave
January 6th, 2009
at 6:52am
Humboldt Fog is easily one of my favorites. I’m also a big fan of Fromage du Savoie (washed rind, fairly stinky but delicious), Shelburne Farmhouse Cheddar (aged 2 yrs). I also love some Iowa cheese like Rufus’ Reserve, Maytag Blue, Dairy Air Goat’s Milk Brie, etc.
I also love more exotic cheeses like Roaring Forties Blue (Australia). If you like blue cheese, try some!
Chris, if you’re really into cheese, pick up the Steven Jenkins Cheese Primer (http://tinyurl.com/8n4qns). It’s a great, in-depth guide to all things cheese from certified cheesemonger Steven Jenkins.
Tommy
January 6th, 2009
at 7:21am
I used to be a cheese lover. I had cheese with everything but I can’t eat it anymore because I developed an allergy to milk products. That cheese plate, no matter how delicious, would kill me.
Enjoy your cheese and Macworld.
Herb Gilliland
January 6th, 2009
at 8:01am
Recommended cheeses: Double Creme Brie, Havarti, Paneer
Icecream cheese bar from Japan:
http://www.eveandersson.com/photo-display/large/japan/name-product-rare-cheese-ice-bar-711.html
Hanford’s Rare Cheeses:
http://hanfordsentinel.com/articles/2008/12/29/lifestyle/food/doc49592853b8f76675481075.txt
Monty’s Cheese
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuT3OQECSDoQ
Manhattan’s Kosher Cheese
http://www.diclib.com/cgi-bin/d1.cgi?l=en&base=amslang&page=showid&id=8501
snake1mi
January 6th, 2009
at 8:36am
I think mozarella and edamers good, but everyones tasted them. There was another cheese I tried once, Im not sure if it was called rinfler, grindler, crimbler- anyway something, but it was one of the best cheese Ive ever tasted.
Arni Sadin
January 6th, 2009
at 12:00pm
HAVARTTI CHEESE. its form Sweden but doesnt taste sweet lol.
Liam Forkings
January 6th, 2009
at 2:06pm
I Love Cheese
turner
January 6th, 2009
at 4:33pm
cheese what they can give you almost evrey kind of cheese but no internet!!!! whats wrong with what this hotel has to offer
Brandon Veski
January 6th, 2009
at 6:30pm
five words….melted brie and frozen grapes …..
Josh Charlton
January 6th, 2009
at 8:28pm
I like provolone cheese its the best cheese on pizza and great as grilled cheese.
Aryeh Goretsky
January 6th, 2009
at 11:48pm
Hello,
I am trying to determine what beverage you are using to cleanse your palate. It appears to be a bottle of San Pellegrino, is that correct?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
Cirian75
January 7th, 2009
at 4:43am
LoL
Chris, I dubb thee
Chris “Wallace” Pirillo
after Wallace in “Wallace and Gromet”
Keane Li
January 7th, 2009
at 12:00pm
Whole Foods sells an almond-based cheese substitute made by Lisanetti that I really like (mostly for health reasons).
I like a nice brie on a baguette or a big chunk of fresh mozzarella with basil and cherry tomatoes. And let’s not forget parmigiana-reggiano, one of the kings of cheeses! :-)
Keane Li
January 7th, 2009
at 12:02pm
What I love most about my job is that I’ve had Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam so many times I’m actually bored with it :-P
caeos
January 7th, 2009
at 3:35pm
i’m allergic to it!
Pat
January 7th, 2009
at 5:07pm
Go to any Trader Joe’s and buy their imported Brie, the softer the better. Good stuff at a reasonable price. I like Dubliner also.
I’ve had Maytag Blue, and was impressed.
For whatever reason, Wisconsin cheeses you buy from cheese shops in that state are wonderful, but I can’t name specific brands or types (was there a year ago).
zitiboat
January 8th, 2009
at 4:42pm
Tillamook cheeses from Tillamook Oregon, a really great place to stay for a week or two. Visit the air museum including the UFO blimp.
Locatel cheese is shaken on to pizza to soak up the oil from pepperoni and thin tomato sauce. Which brings us to fresh (make it yourself in 10 minutes) mozzerella for parmesean dishes.
Provolone is a requirement for a good roast beef sub. Be sure to use black pepper to bring out it’s true earthy flavor.
Aaron Campbell
January 10th, 2009
at 2:03pm
Goat Gouda, far and away. Beats cow cheese hands down. Melt it on a slice of sourdough with a slather of Dijon and you’re nirvana-bound.
Aaron Campbell
January 10th, 2009
at 2:03pm
Goat Gouda, far and away. Beats cow cheese hands down. Melt it on a slice of sourdough with a slather of Dijon and you’re nirvana-bound.
sbushfan11
January 11th, 2009
at 1:42am
I love most all cheeses. Cheddar, Edam, Gouda, Yellow American, Swiss cheese, and Mozzarella.
Patti
August 11th, 2009
at 6:40am
La Roule Herb Cheese is fantastic! Great on toasted baguette and equally as good on a grilled steak.