Sunday Samples Wine Tasting TODAY

Wine Tasting TODAY bewtween 1 & 4pm

Sunday Samples Wine Tasting -
only $5.00 tasting fee!
The tasting fee will be applied to your purchase of any of our featured wines.

June 26th Featured Wines:

Swallow Gewürztraminer $14.00
Cave Junction Oregon

Leese-Fitch Chardonnay $14.00
California

Rock Point Pinot Noir $22.00
Gold Hill Oregon

Alcanta Tempranillo $14.00
Alicante, Spain

March Calendar of Events

Friday, March 6, 2009
Date Night at Leu Gardens - All the Pretty Horses
Gardens open at 6:00 pm
Movie time at 8:30 pm
Weather Permitting Enjoy a romantic movie in a beautiful gardens setting. Patrons may bring a blanket or chairs and cheese and wine from The Cheese Shop on Park.

Garden Admission is $7.00 plus tax adult and $2.00 plus tax child; Garden Members receive free admission on all Date Nights. Admission is collected at the door. Sponsored by Women in Film & Television Florida.

Sunday, March 8, 2009
2:00PM on Park Avenue - FREE
St. Patrick's Day Parade
The St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at Winter Park Golf Course at 2PM and proceeds down Park Avenue to City Hall. Over 75 units will participate. Celebration will feature Irish music and step-dancing at the bandstand in Central Park.

Thursday, March 12, 20098:00pm in Central Park - FREE
Popcorn Flicks in Central Park featuring the movie "Young Frankenstein"
Detail: Presented by the City of Winter Park and Enzian Theater. Bring your blanket or chair to enjoy the movie under the stars in Central Park one block South of The Cheese Shop on Park. Don't forget your wine and cheese!

Free popcorn for everyone!
Movie Cost: FREE
Contact: 407-629-0054 http://www.enzian.org



Sunday, March 15, 2009
7PM in Central Park - FREE
Spring Pops Concert "Hooray for Hollywood"

The City of Winter Park will proudly host the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra as they present Spring Pops. This wonderful performance is made possible by a generous grant from the Charlotte Julia Hollander Trust. Philharmonic Principal Pops and Resident Conductor Andrew Lane will lead the orchestra in a program designed to delight audiences of all ages. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs and cheese and wine from The Cheese Shop on Park to enjoy an evening of heart-warming music under the stars with friends and family.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
5:30 - 8PM
Hannibal Square Wine Tasting & Business After Hours
Street Party on New England Avenue between Virginia and Pennsylvania

$20 WPCC Members / $25 Non-Members$25 at the door / $175 Corporate 10-pack
Hosted by:Hannibal Square Merchants Associationand Winter Park Chamber of Commerce

Live music by The Redcoats

Hors d'oeuvres from local restaurants
40+ varieties of wine· Beer from Orlando Brewing· Merchants will be open late· Networking with 400+ business leaders


Friday - Sunday, March 20, 21, 22, 2009
9am - 5pm daily
50th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Friday March 20th
Sample While You Shop Hour at
The Cheese Shop on Park
5:30pm - 6:30pm FREE
Kick off the Art Festival at The Cheese Shop on Park and plan your cheese and wine for the weekend with FREE wine samples from 5:30 - 6:30pm. Save 10% on wines sampled during Sample While You Shop Hour.

The Traveling Cheese Monger

Have Cheese Board Will Travel.

The Cheese Shop on Park will have a Cheese Monger out-and-about this week at the following events - with delicious cheese samples and other gourmet fare in tow of course!

Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours
Thursday, August 21, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Help celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Winter Park Welcome Center!

Join us at the Winter Park Welcome Center for a special Business After Hours.
Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided by Brio Tuscan Grille, GrinCorp Catering, The Cheese Shop on Park, and Orlando Brewing.

Cost is $5.00 for Chamber members, $15 for non-members.
Bring business cards for networking and for a chance to win a door prize. Drawing will be held at 6:30 pm.

151 W. Lyman Avenue in Winter Park (parking available at the Winter Park Farmers’ Market and City Hall.)

AND

Dog Days of Summer Wine Tasting at Bullfish!
Friday, August 22nd 5:00-8:00PM
Bullfish 102 North Park Avenue (on the corner of Morse & Park)

Tickets: $15 in advance$20 day of the event. To purchase tickets or for more information call Bullfish at 407 644 2969 - Tell 'em The Cheese Shop on Park sent you!

Join us for Wine Tastings, Gourmet Cheeses, and Hors D’oeuvres and desserts at the 2'nd Annual Dog Days of Summer Wine Tasting.

A benefit for the Sebastian Haul Foundation. We have assisted more than 36 greyhounds to date. Our goal is to assist more than 100 dogs by the end of the year. Our goal for 2009 is to assist more than 200 dogs. To purchase tickets or for more information call Bullfish at 407 644 2969 - let them know The Cheese Shop on Park sent you!

Both events will be delicious and lots of fun - hope to see you there!

Congratulations Coach Farm Goat Cheese! & New Arrivals

Coach Farm's Triple Cream Wheel wins the Gold at the 2008 Summer Fancy Food Show


Coach Farm has been recognized once again for its fine line of goat cheeses. A national panel of specialty food experts named Coach Farm's Triple Cream Wheel "Outstanding Cheese or Dairy product" at the 2008 sofi awards, part of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) Summer Fancy Food Show.


Since being first introduced more than twenty years ago, Coach Farm cheeses have consistently won awards and honors at competitions across the country.

We just received a wheel of their delicious Triple Cream Goat Cheese ! $39.50 / LB

OTHER NEW ARRIVALS

Coach Farm Fresh Goat Buttons $4.50 / Each
Coach Farm Aged Goat Sticks $14.00 / Each or $7.50 for half

Saint Marcellin is back - from France $7.50 / Each - A supple cow's milk cheese from Southern France. Soft creamy texture, mushroom aroma and an earthy, buttery flavour. Pairs with Syrah and Champagne.

Esrom - Denmark - $15.00 / LB - This was a customer request, and rather difficult to find, but it is well worth the research! The flavour is quite rich and "aromatic" with a lingering, bitter-in-a-good-way finish. Invented in the 1930's and was for a time named "Danish Port Salut." In fact Esrom is a much more interesting cheese than Port Salut - Come in and taste the difference!

The WESH 2 Polls for "Best Gourmet Grocery" close on Friday
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE CHEESE SHOP ON PARK

We invite you to please take a moment and vote for The Cheese Shop On Park in WESH 2 / CW18 A-List 2008 for Best Gourmet Grocery.
Please click the following link to cast your vote!http://wesh.cityvoter.com/the-cheese-shop-on-park/biz/87151


Thank you for all of your support!

NEW ARRIVALS

NEW CHEESE

Cambozola Blue Brie - Germany $20.00 / LB - We've had many customers request this cheese and we finally got our hands on a lovely wheel. The cheese maker describes it as a cross between Camembert and Gorgonzola (hence the name) but it is indeed a triple creme brie that is infused with blue mold. It has a white bloomy rind, like a brie, and is smooth, buttery and VERY creamy - rather mild in the blue department, but the flavour is tangy enough to satisfy any blue lover.

Coach Farms Fresh Chevre - Pine Plains, New York $4.50 / Each - We debuted this little fresh goat cheese Wednesday night at our Anthology of American Artisan Cheese tasting event (huge success - see below for more on the event) Coach Farm is located in a small Hudson Valley village, just two hours outside of New York City. They have over 900 French Alpine dairy goats, born and raised on their farm. The small, white-tiled creamery where they make their cheeses connects directly to the milking parlor.

Green Peppercorn Aged Chevre - Pine Plains, New York $31.50 / LB - Our second Anthology debut, From the folks at Coach Farms again, this is their aged goat cheese that they laced with… green peppercorns. Aged goat cheese is stronger than fresh chevre, and the spicy little tidbits throughout the cheese give it a very unique, delicious surprise in each bite.

Wine Pairing: Both Coach Farm cheeses were paired at the event with New Gewurz, Gewurztraminer $13.50 - From Alexander Valley Vineyards, the New Gewurz is dry, with fresh floral flavours and note of spice, pear and citrus - light enough to not over power a fresh chevre.

Pleasant Ridge Reserve – Dodgeville, Wisconsin $35.00 / LB (yes Wisconsin has Artisan cheese makers too) Our third cheese launched at Wednesday night's tasting event. Pleasant Ridge Reserve is made by Uplands Cheese Company with unpasteurized cow’s milk using old world practices. The result is a distinctive "mountain style" flavour rarely experienced from a cheese made in the USA.

Smoked Gouda - Winchendon, Massachusetts $14.00 / LB Smith’s Farmstead Gouda Cheese, rivals any Dutch Gouda on the market today. Old fashioned traditions and hard work make this smoky farmstead gouda delicious and memorable.

Wine Pairing: Temptation Zin, Zinfandel $16.50 - From the same folks who make the New Gewurz at Alexander Valley Vineyards comes this seriously smokey, long finish Red Zin that bursts with plum, cocoa and big bing cherry.

Greek Feta - Greece $18.00 / LB - NOW CUT TO ORDER - We've carried the Mount Vikos Feta from the beginning, but always in the retail packs which were, as many of you mentioned, too large (they were usually 1 - 1.25 pounds). SO... We listened to you and got it in bulk. This Feta is a blend of Sheep's and Goat's milk and not like any Feta you have ever tasted from other stores or restaurants. We've been sampling the Feta all weekend (another benefit of buying cut to order) and the funny thing is when anyone tastes how fabulous this cheese is - they take home a pound! If you have not tried the Mount Vikos Feta come on in and taste the difference!

NEW NOT-CHEESE

Truffle Honey - $25.00 - Truffles Truffles Truffles - we can't get enough of them - and if you share the same obsession then this honey was made for you! Imported from Italy this 8.8 oz jar of pure Italian Acacia Honey is laced with 1.5% White Truffles... you can see the large truffle pieces hanging out in the top of the jar (who knew - truffles float, but I for one am not surprised as they are brought to us mere mortals by little culinary angels... ahem).


Wine and Cheese Event

Thanks to all who participated in our first event An Anthology of American Artisan Cheese. We tasted a lot of wonderful cheese from artisanal cheese makers in the USA, paired with American wines - also from small wine makers.

Our next Cheese and Wine Tasting Event is:

GET YOUR GOAT
When: Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:30pm - 8:00PM
Where: The Cheese Shop On Park 329 Park Avenue North
How Much: Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $30.00 the day of the event. Tickets are available for purchase in The Cheese Shop On Park or by phone with a credit card (407) 644-7296 - please DO NOT leave your credit card info on our voicemail - if you leave a message we will call you back.

GET YOUR GOAT

• Sample and compare goat cheeses, fresh and aged from all over the world paired with the appropriate wine and gourmet accoutrements
• No pretense or boring seminar, but active tasting and open forum discussion that truly helps you to discover new cheeses
• Participants enjoy a 15% discount on all cheese and wine sampled during Get Your Goat and 10% off everything else in the shop
• This is a walk through tasting event, there is no seating
• Space is limited so get your tickets early! Our previous event sold out.
• Advance ticket sales end at 7PM the day before the event - Wednesday June 18, 2008
• See our website for our cancellation policy www.thecheeseshoponpark.com/events

Some discussions from Wednesday night...

What is American Artisan Cheese?
We are seeing a renaissance in artisan and farmstead cheese making in the United States driven by changing consumer tastes, culinary tourism and agricultural activism. Cheese making in the US can be traced back to the Civil War. In the past 25 years, artisan and fine cheese making has become a significant food-culture movement in the US.

What is the difference between Artisan and Farmstead?
In a nutshell, the key difference between these two approaches to cheese making is in how the milk is sourced. Farmstead cheeses are made by a farm operation using the milk produced by their own animals. Artisan cheeses are also made by hand, however, artisan cheese makers typically purchase their milk from one or more local dairy farmers. In both cases, the production facilities are relatively small, and the owner typically operates the facility.

What makes a Cheese Maker an artisan? What defines an artisan cheese maker is his or her ability to make great cheese largely by hand in a relatively small scale creamery using locally produced, pure milk. The cheese maker is recognized for their ability to design a cheese to reflect their local environment or terroir. They know how to liberate the taste of a place within the cheese via the artful introduction of microflora into fresh milk. The unique taste profile created in the end is ultimately the artisan cheese maker’s signature.
The above information is credited to Petra Cooper of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company & Fifth Town Productions

Italian Parm commercial BACK STAGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-jnZlzUyvA&feature=related OK - I guess it's official, I'm obsessed... the link here is to BACK STAGE at the italian parm commercial. For you newbies who have not seen the actuall commercial, scroll down to March 24 to see the commercial... oh what the hey... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmZ28NIQPbM&feature=related here's that link too!! Enjoy!

And you know - just to plug some cheese - we love Piave just as much, if not more than, Parmigiano Reggiano so come on in and TASTE THE DIFFERENCE.

Gourmet Gatherings

Reporting back from our trip to Atlanta - The Gourmet Food show was a great success! We placed a few orders, gathered tons of information, and met SO many helpful people.

• Look for Moravian Cookies - the thinnest cookie in the world. These unique, paper thin, crispy wafers might feel delicate (and are low in fat) but they pack a flavorful punch. Made by a family run (we love that) company who immigrated to the US from Czechoslovakia, we will carry three different flavors to start, but you'll have to come in to discover which - and enjoy a taste of each of course!

• We found jellies infused with wine, mulling spices from England (think liquid apple pie), artisan made java biscuits that respect free trade and satisfy your caffeine craving, and must-have chocolates laced with wild fruit flavors whose proceeds benefit wildlife.
  
  
• Amazing Artisan Honey in an array of fancy flavors (pour over Brie or St. Andre, open a bottle of a Washington Riesling and let's talk!) Tea that blooms a flower before your eyes as it steeps and much more.
  
  
• WAIT - WHAT ABOUT CHEESE ??!! We have so many fresh, hand-made cheeses you're going to love, crave, obsess over - STAY TUNED

More pictures will be posted next week of our construction progress - but things are moving along nicely. Feel free to stop by and peek in the windows, and stop in for a bite to eat at our neighbors The Bistro on Park (fabulous salads, sandwiches and Asian slaw!) - Tell Randy at The Bistro "The Cheese Shop on Park sent you!"

Here's a handy link to our website http://www.thecheeseshoponpark.com/ check back with us for updates and information.

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