Vince and I have been big fans of chevre since our honeymoon in France in 1980. We were introduced to French goat cheeses, specifically Saint Maure, in Paris at Tour D'Argent where we sampled some from the cheese cart early in our trip. Love at first bite!
The "moon" in honeymoon stands for a month and we decided to take it literally and after Paris, traveled around France from the Loire Valley to Mont Saint-Michel, down the Atlantic coast to Bordeaux, across to Provence and Burgundy for an entire month. Armed with a suitcase full of Michelin maps (this was before the GPS took the sport and skill out of car travel), Vince drove and I navigated our way through France.
NY Philharmonic in Central Park |
We were rewarded with a series of fromageries and goat farms all advertising fresh chevre for sale. We pulled into a farm that looked good following a hand-lettered sign at the top of their driveway that read "fromage de chevre a vendre". We were met and guided by a woman into a goat barn and shown a case filled with chevres wrapped in grape leaves, straw and herbs. Each shelf had a name written on it - Pepe, Gigi, etc. - the names of the goats whose milk was used to make each shelf's selection. And roaming around the farm were the goats themselves with their names identifying them on their neck bells! We sampled a few and took an assortment to eat on our daily picnics for lunch. We liked Pepe's the best!
Lou and Serge like goat cheese too! |
Our favorite cheeses at Fairview? The cow's milk Cream Cheeses with Chakalaka, with Black Pepper and with Onion & Chives were delicious as were their Feta and Chevins with Garlic & Herb and Black Pepper & Paprika. The goats do indeed roam at Fairview. And as an added bonus, goat cheese is low in lactose. Since I am lactose-intolerant, this made us both very happy!
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