Talking about cheese...again! Cheese plates

Oh! I forgot bandage-wrapped cheddar!

the best cheese plate is the one that contains at least 3 cheeses. these are somewhat different types. they are the best that are available from the stores at which you are able to shop when you are putting it together. you will taste what is available to make that determination.

That’s a tough one Maria. I just go to my local Fairway Market; they have close to 650 different cheeses from a dozen or so countries. The “clerks” behind the counter definitely know their cheeses, and they love talking wine and cheese pairings. (Besides like David C said they don’t mind giving samples).

Salute

I guess that I'm coming late to this party, but here's my 2¢ nonetheless:

First of all, I'd want a cheese cart, not a cheese plate, as that accomodates the dozen or so different cheeses I'd want (my all time favorite cheese cart was at, of all places, a Best Western Hotel, in the Gorges du Tarn in France). What would be on it would consist of several different Neal's Yard Farmhouse cheeses from England, especially their Montgomery and Keene Cheddars; some Tomme de Savoie and a Banon; several different sheep's milk cheeses from Basque country, especially the Ossau-Iraty that Rahsaan mentioned; a good aged Gouda; Reblochon. Those are just the ones that come immediately to mind. One disclaimer: I don't care for blue cheeses as a rule, as they remind me too much of mildew and cork taint, so I haven't included any.

Mark Lipton

they love talking wine and cheese pairings.

Wine and cheese parings. I often have that.

-Paul W.