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Cheesetique has two complementary personalities. First, it is a gourmet cheese boutique specializing in hard-to-find selections from around the world.

Second, we are proud to welcome you to our Cheese & Wine Bar, a cheese-centric restaurant with extensive hot and cold selections, a full wine and beer list, and of course some of the best cheeses and meats available anywhere.

Please come in and join us, whether it’s to shop, dine, or both!

Ah…. the sloth of a Sunday afternoon. Except Not. Today I prepared for a private cheese class for the Northwestern University Alumni Association. While researching Northwestern I learned that their mascot is a Wildcat named Willie. However, their original mascot was Furpaw, a bear cub. Obviously, someone realized that a bear cub was not in fact very ferocious and pushed for a new mascot to be adopted. Cause really - when you want to intimidate your opponent, the last thing you want to be is a bear cub, whose only tactics are to: A) snuggle; or B) sic my momma on you. So, go Wildcats! Certainly better than my school’s mascot (what the heck is a Maroon anyway?!?!?!)

After prepping for the cheese class, I attended my first ever preschool open house. I’ve waited in lines for Metallica tickets that were more touchy feely. I sure hope we get into this school because it’s the only place I want to send my daughter. And I can’t go to another open house. Please.

So, back to tonight’s cheese class. It’s always fun to prepare for one of these because even though the basic topic is one I have taught many times, the … read more »