Our Classes

Cheese and Poetry Pairing

Classes Label
  1. Valencay - Valencay, France

    This (chopped off) pyramid goat cheese is ash covered, crumbly lightly and tangy. With age it will develop blotches of grey and blue mold and a stronger, more intense flavor.

    Cava

    Spanish sparkling white, light crisp and refreshing.

    Paired with Louis Napoleon by Oscar Wilde

  2. Tomme de Chevre au Muscadet - Loire, France

    France's Loire Valley produces sweet, milky, and sparkling cheeses this ones been washed with Muscadet wine making it more robust and full.

    Muscadet

    Hearty and slightly salty with a crisp but light effervescence.

    Paired with Shhh by Brian Willis

  3. Trois Lait - Pyrenees, France

    Full figured farmhouse cheese with cow, goat, and sheep's milk mixed to into a lightly washed rind wheel. Slightly unctuous while creamy and citric and perfect balance of three animals over varying soil compositions.

    Paired with Redwood by Christin Drake

  4. Taleggio Castagna - Lombardy, Italy

    Sometimes love stinks, this saltwater washed rind gem is made from fresh cow's milk and one of the only raw milk Taleggio's in the U.S. creamy and thick with nut and hay.

    Fitou

    A hardy red from southern France.

    Paired with Recycling in Manhattan by Sue MacMillon

  5. Grafton Gold 2yr Cheddar - Grafton, Vermont USA

    This creamy sharp cheddar is made in a cooperative and aged in the small Vermont town with care. A great value for cooking, melting over hot apple pie, or just for snacking, American through and through. Melted atop warm Apple Tart

    Foret - Belgium

    Belgium's 100%, certified organic ale, brewed from 100% organically raised hops, barley & pure well water. Bold, dry, and herbal.

    Paired with Apple Pie and Cheese by Eugene Field

  6. Mil Ovejas - Extremadura, Spain

    This sheep's milk is similar to Manchego but much younger, fruitier, and smoother. With notes of citrus and grass a playful tang in the mouth occurs when eating this FK exclusive beauty.

    Pinkus Mueller Hefe - Weizen - Germany

    An organic wheat ale made with some barley but mostly wheat malt and hops. Citric flavors and an astringent mouth-feel make this beer a perfect match for drier cheeses

    Paired with So Maybe… by Stephen Bar

  7. Castagna Gorgonzola Dolce - Oranavasso, Italy

    The Cadillac of Gorgonzola, this cream bomb is silky and full bodied. Made from the traditional Red Cow in Piedmont and enriched with cream for a soft supple texture and less intense bluing.

    Banyuls - Pyrenees, France

    Aged in Oak casks for several months this viscous fortified wine has notes of cinnamon, vanilla, and spice a real warm you upper for those cold winter nights.

    Paired with There is a Gentle Thought by Dante Alighieri

  8. Espelette Pepper Chocolate Truffles - FK Made in MA, USA

    Our expert chocolatier Christine makes each of these truffles by hand (with love) she mixes the smoky Basque pepper flakes into Belgium bittersweet chocolate. The AOC chili brings out the true essence of the velvety chocolate, a real aphrodisiac.

    Paired with 1986 by Bonair Agard