by Elise Mitchell | Jun 23, 2024 | Blog, Curd Quips
We love our tried-and-true offerings—there’s a reason they’re always in the shop! But we are always thrilled to discover new products and are so excited about some of the recent additions to our shelves! That we can connect them to the Beatles is just the...
by Elise Mitchell | Apr 23, 2023 | Blog, Curd Quips
We love any excuse to celebrate. Surrounded by the selection of cheese, wine, beer, and more that we offer, how could we not? It’s Tuesday? Break out the Thomasville Tomme. Sun shining makes us smile? Let’s have a sumptuous stout. The good food and drink we surround...
by Jeffery Mitchell | May 10, 2022 | Blog
Culpeper Cheese Company We are excited to announce our new home. Built in 1961, 306 South Main Street spoke to us as an ideal location. Parking, visibility and a huge kitchen with a walk-in cooler that’s located a few paces to Davis Street. The building has been...
by Jeffery Mitchell | May 21, 2017 | Blog, Curd Quips
Cheese is ready to hit the grill for this weekend’s traditional start of the grilling season. Admittedly, the notion of cheese, alone, on the grill can puzzle even the most experienced grill masters. Won’t it just melt through the grates? The easiest answer to that...
by Jeffery Mitchell | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, Curd Quips
Long before the advent of social media, the naming conventions of wines and cheeses were crafted to create a message as to their identity. A message that could easily be recalled and, through taste association, deliver a brand identity. Europeans have a long history...
by Jeffery Mitchell | May 7, 2015 | Blog, Curd Quips
The color of stale peanut butter and thick and fudgy in texture, Gjetost (Yay–toast) is a cheese that does little to attract newcomers. If, like me, you are not Norwegian, this brown cheese is easily passed by on sight alone. It’s also hard to find – after...