France

Essex Cheese Company’s Daphne Zepos and Jason Hinds select cheeses produced by a handful of co-operatives and aged by Master Affineur Claude Querry at Marcel Petite’s Fort St. Antoine in the heart of the Jura. Expect rich cream and butter flavors, balanced by nuanced savory notes of roasted nuts. An excellent example of a classis French mountain cheese.

This pumpkin colored cheese gets its color from annatto, a natural food coloring frequently used to give cheeses an orange color. It has a smooth rind and is shaped like a cannonball; it adds color and uniqueness to a cheese plate. It has a mild aroma and flavor.

Isigny Ste Mere butter is one of the world’s most famous butters for a good reason–it’s silky and rich, with a lush, creamy texture and complex profile with notes of sweet milk.

Isigny Ste Mere butter one of the world’s most famous butters for a good reason–it’s silky and rich, with a light touch of mineral sea salt.

The first thing you notice about Mimolette is its striking appearance — a cratered rind and a deep orange interior. During the 18-month aging process, the classic French cheese develops its sweet, caramel notes and crumbly texture. This cheese looks like a cantaloupe but tastes like candy. The rough rind hides a perfect orange interior. Once you cut into the cheese, the reveal is...

Morbier is a semi-soft, cow’s milk cheese that originates from the Franche-Comté region of France. It is known for its distinct appearance, with a layer of ash running through the center. The ash used in Morbier cheese is  vegetable ash, and it is primarily a traditional and aesthetic feature. The smell is legit; funky, washed and briny. The paste has a silkiness to it while...

Roule is made without rennet and is suitable for vegetarians. Roule is fresh cheese rolled with pineapple into a Swiss roll/jelly roll form. It is a very light and creamy spreadable cheese that seems to melt in your mouth.

A bite sized version of the beloved Fromager d’Affinois double crème brie. The paste is rich, smooth, and creamy. Perfect for a late-night craving, in a lunchbox or served as cheese party appetizers, there are countless ways to indulge in these morsels of double cream goodness.

Golden breadcrumbs enrobe each small cube of double crème brie. When warm, they crisp up to contain the gooey cheese within. They are ready to warm in the oven or pan – or pop them in the fryer.

Patiently matured for at least one year, Juraflore Fort des Rousses Comté cheese bursts with the flavors of the mountains where it is produced. Enjoy their powerful fruity, roasted flavors: the taste of toasted almonds, melted butter, spices and citrus fruits.