I wanted to blog, but I didn’t really have anything to blog about. Except for this video of a cat dressed up like an apple EATING apples! (There is also a real good video of a similar cat dressed up like a banana split eating a banana! Internet, you ARE my best friend and what would I do without you apart from wither like a salted slug…)

So, here’s what I’m going to tell you blog world. Go to the Farmer’s Market. Buy some apples (because they are totes in season). Come to the shop. And buy two cheeses. I would recommend the delicious sheep camembert style cheese Shushan Snow from the wonderful 3 Corner Field Farm. You could smear this gooey, soft ripened cheese on your apples and have a classic afternoon treat. Then I would probably get a wedge of Vermont Shepherd. Because it is delicious, buttery, and slightly salty. Like the welcome smile of a fat and sassy sheep. Cut a small hunk off that and put it in a baguette, followed by a cleansing nibble of your apple. It would be really good. That’s all I got. A kind of lame suggestion followed by an adorable video (and there are like….tons more of these videos. Don’t worry, you’ll be occupied for a while…) K super.

Hello. We at Blog HQ love nothing more than people reading our humor and wit and sharing it with the world. So, because we know many of you are loyal readers and followers we are delighted to offer you a magical special treat if you come into the shop this weekend.

If you come in and complete this phrase based on the posted video: “V is for…” YOU WILL GET TREATS! We will provide you with a complimentary, delicious pack of Italian cakes. Yes, that’s right. Italian. Cakes.

So, read the blog, watch the video, come in and complete the MAGIC PHRASE, and you will get something yummy in your tummy.

Dylan, Dylan, Dylan. Let’s introduce Dylan. This curly haired, bearded lad hailing from Colorado is our youngest and often most enthusiastic cheesemonger here at the Bedford Cheese Shop. When he’s not buying Star Wars curtains for his bedroom or practicing rowboating across wooden floors (it’s a thing…) he’s sitting around contemplating. Gastronomical contemplating. That’s right. He thinks about food all day. Like the rest of us. But Dylan likes to think about mustard. And here is what he has to say.

“Oh, hey, Dylan. I’m glad I caught you before you run off to your next Magic the Gathering Tournament. So, I hear you have this thing for mustard. Anything in particular standing out these days?”

“Well, I’m really into My Friend’s Spicy Brown Ale Mustard. It’s a whole grain mustard that is made in Brooklyn. Real good.”

Self. Explanatory.

Keep on readin’…

As a cheesemonger, I often find myself in a constant state of vocabulary deja vu. Often, customers come into our store with a big steaming CHEESE brand on their brain, but they haven’t gotten past that first primal thought for buttery, decadent goodness.

“Hi. **Awkward laugh** I was looking for some cheese. **Awkward laugh** I’m a little overwhelmed. Could you pick something out for me?”

This is where my cheesemonger thesaurus comes into play and the interaction becomes some weird combination of Dr. Seuss and 20 questions

Raw cheese?
Pasteurized cheese?
Hard cheese?
Soft cheese?
Stinky cheese?
Mild cheese?

Keep on readin’…

First things first.  Let me apologize if there is any weird formatting going on with WordPress.  When I am writing these things, I use FUN FEATURES like bold.  Or italics.  And I center images in the middle of the post.  And sometimes I do this cool thing where a trail of cascading stars follows the cursor as you click around.

But somewhere…in between writing and publishing…an internet gremlin literally destroys everything I had just done.  Everything is just plain jane text…unaligned….hideous.  So if anyone could tell me how to make this ridiculous website work, I’d be much obliged.

P.S. This whole intro was written in rainbow colors, bold, underlined, and if you unfocus your eyes a little it turns into a picture of Ted Danson milking a goat.  But you couldn’t see that, now could you.  Ridiculous internet.

OKKKKKKKKKKK.  Onto serious business.

So last week, I interviewed Austin about his grocery passion.  THIS WEEK  I interviewed Stephanie about her favorite grocery things.  I recommend clicking play on the embedded video and reading away…