Central Park got twenty inches of snow in the past twenty four hours -- most major NYC airports were closed for most of the day, mass transportation was barely functioning on a Sunday schedule, restaurants and banks were largely closed, no mail was delivered...On days like these, I think Manhattan feels like a small town -- runners say hello to one another in the park, people are generally more open and friendly, and everyone comes together at their local movie theatres.
So what sort of cheese would you want to have after a day out in the freezing cold sledding in Central Park, ice skating in Bryant Park, shoveling snow, or pretty much any sort of activity in this weather?
Contestant Number # 1: Cowgirl Creamery's Red Hawk - This cow's milk washed rind stinker hails from Marin County in California and is oozy and gooey in all the right sort of ways. It almost makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, the perfect way to get feeling back into your body after a long afternoon gallivanting in the snowy wonderland outside. Right?
Image Courtesy of www.cowgirlcreamery.com
Contestant Number # 2: Harpersfield Cheese washed with Ommegang Abbey Ale - Moving back to the North East for our second contestant and specifically to Upstate New York, Harpersfield is made in the Tilist style of cheese making. It is cow's milk cheese aged and washed for the first two months to develop an uneven rind full of little holes which insulates the creamy, buttery, semi-soft cheese on the interior. Add some Ommegang to those cheese washes and you get a light fanciful citrus nuanced cheese with hints of beer. What could be better than beer and cheese after a day spent outdoors in the cold?
Image courtesy of www.empirecheeseshop.com
Contestant Number # 3: Westfield Farm's Wasabi Disk -- Goat cheese plus that Japanese spicy green paste traditionally found accompanying sushi? Really? Yes, that is our last and final contestant hailing from Massachusetts. Fresh, young, lactic, tangy chevre is mixed with the sensory awakening wasabi paste finished off with a little bit of herbaceous-ness in the form of chives. Feeling like a snow colored nice spicy wake up when you return home into the warmth of your apartment?
Stay warm and cozy folks!
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