Well folks that's simple math, as it is summer-time and most of us like to take a break from our normal lives and get out of town -- whether it is to lie by the beach, read books, and relax or to go explore far-away lands or visit friends in other cities, you name it, people need a break. I know, at least, whenever I travel, I like to know the off-the-beaten track places that are must sees -- food, drink, markets, shops, museums, neighborhoods, you name it, I want to know the inside scoop! That's where the cheese spy comes in...
Each week from now through Labor Day, the cheese spy will report on fantastic cheese experiences worldwide, maybe it will be a must-visit restaurant or cheese shop or simply a cheese that our spy tasted, who knows what our reliable cheese spy will find. One thing is guaranteed, our spy will write from places near and far.
I'm sure your next question is who is this cheese spy and why do they have unlimited funds to travel the world tasting cheese? That's the cool thing folks, the cheese spy is among us, changing on a weekly basis, one week it could be a close friend, another week a family member, the cheese spy will always remain anonymous. So if you are traveling to a far-off land or to visit friends and family in small-town America or are taking a much anticipated trip, please write to me and let me know of your cheese experiences and you will have the opportunity to be featured as that week's cheese spy. Even if you aren't going away, but you know someone who is, tell them of our fantastic cheese spy stories and how they absolutely must be a part of them.
CHEESE SPY STORIES DISPATCH # 1 - Paris, France
Must visit affineur for brilliantly fresh artisanal cheeses, THE place to go in Paris : AndrOuet - 37 rue de Verneuil, just off the Rue du Bac.
It's been said that the 20th arrondissement is the new place to be, what the Marais was like fifteen years ago -- young, hip, fresh, full of start-up businesses, fun restaurants, hot bars, great boutiques and more, it is the new up and coming neighborhood in Paris. And in the 20th, is according to our Parisian cheese spy THE hippest place to be in all of Paris -- Mama Shelter. Mama Shelter is part hotel, part bar, part restaurant, part dance club, part fun people watching, but most importantly a fantastically beautiful space designed by the one and only Philipe Starck. Our Parisian cheese spy writes that Mama Shelter has a really yummy goat cheese - Honey on 1 side, 1 side extra virgin olive oil with St. Marcellin in the middle.
Mama Shelter, 109 Rue de Bagnolet, Paris, 75020.
Image Courtesy of Telegraph UK review of Mama Shelter, 22.4.2009
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