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Over 100, cut to order.

Imported and domestic, cut fresh off the wheel. Nearly everything in the case is free to sample, and there's always someone here to talk you through it — tell us what you usually reach for and we'll point you somewhere new.

Cottonwood River Cheddar — a labeled block beside a freshly cut cheddar block on a wood board.
01 · cow's milk

Cheddars

From an everyday Wisconsin block to clothbound and extra-mature — including real named makers like Cottonwood River. Aged, sharp, and built for snacking or melting.

cut to order · free sample
Two pale cut cheese wedges on a wooden board.
02 · cow's milk

Alpine Style

Gruyère, Comté, and the nutty mountain cheeses that melt like a dream and pair with just about everything. Ask for a sample — they reward it.

cut to order · ask for a sample
Two pale fresh-style cheese slabs on a wood board.
03 · cow's milk

Italian Style

Hard, dry, and versatile — piave, parmigiano, and the cheeses Heather reaches for on a cooking night. Snack them, grate them, pair them with a cabernet.

cut to order · free sample
Pale cheese wedges on a wood board.
04 · cow's milk

Goudas

The namesake. Young and buttery through aged and caramel-crystalled — this is where The Gouda Life starts.

cut to order · the gouda life
Cut cheese blocks on a wooden board.
05 · goat's milk

Goat's Milk

Fresh, bright, and tangy — soft chèvres and aged goat cheeses for boards, salads, and spreading on a good cracker.

cut to order · fresh & bright
A wall of wooden serving boards and shelves of accompaniments inside the shop.
06 · sheep's milk

Sheep's Milk

Rich and nutty — Manchego, pecorino, and the sheep's-milk cheeses that anchor a board with a little more depth.

cut to order · rich & nutty
Cheese tools and a checkered serving board on a table — a raclette set in the background.
07 · a little wild

Flavored

Cheeses with something extra worked in — herbs, peppers, truffle, whatever's good this season. A fun place to start if you're new to the case.

cut to order · a little wild
Soft pale wedges of bloomy-rind cheese on a board.
08 · cow's milk

Brie Style

Soft, bloomy, and meant to be left out to come to room temperature. Double and triple crèmes for when you want the board to feel a little decadent.

cut to order · soft & bloomy
Snowdonia Black Bomber extra-mature cheddar — a black-wax wheel with cut wedges.
09 · cow's milk

Blues

From mellow gorgonzola to the big ones. Ask for Rogue River Blue — Heather calls it "by far the best blue cheese around."

cut to order · ask for Rogue River
And everything that goes with it

On the shelves

  • Charcuterie — salami, prosciutto, speck
  • House-made dips
  • Crackers — large gluten-free selection
  • Nuts & almonds
  • Olives
  • Pickles & pickled vegetables
  • Chocolates
  • Jams & honey
  • Butters
  • Frozen quiche (Bakewell)

Find your new favorite.

The sampling's free — just walk in. Or browse what's online and order ahead.

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