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As you may know, I am not allowed in the kitchen here at The Craftsman B&B. We have 2 entries into the kitchen, a solid swinging door that leads into the dinning room and a swinging gate Mike built that leads to the back hall and pantry. This gate has copper pipes, kind of like a jail door. I like to lay in the back hall and watch what is going on in the kitchen. I especially hang out there when I smell cheese. Mike and Laura cook with a lot of cheese. We live in the best place for cheese in the country, so if I'm lucky, a piece of cheese will come flying in my direction.
Well, if you love cheese as much as I do, willing to beg for it, you should come visit me, stay the night and go to the first of many celebrations slated for 2009 as The Tillamook County Creamery Association is finally kicking off its 100th Anniversary this Friday, Feb. 6. This particular party gets started at 10 a.m., and runs through 4 p.m., at the Visitors Center in Tillamook, Oregon. Activities will include cheese sampling, photo opportunities with Tillie the Cow and other activities throughout the day.
The main attraction will be the unveiling of the new historical display and the release of limited-edition products, including the 100th Anniversary Wheel, a traditional, wax-dripped two-pound round of 3-year naturally aged vintage white cheddar nestled beautifully inside a wooden crate.
Speaking of the anniversary, the Creamery announced the winner of their first consumer ice cream naming contest. Nathan Rytting of Emporia, Kansas came up with the scrumptious suggestion of “Sweet Centennial,” and beat out hundreds of entrants to win a gift basket filled with an array of Tillamook goodies. Sweet Centennial will hit Northwest grocery store freezer aisles in Spring 2009. The anniversary ice cream flavor consists of rich vanilla ice cream swirled with brownie batter and peanut butter-filled chocolate cows. Attend Friday's kick-off event for the opportunity to sample the new flavor in addition to other Tillamook products.
To find out more about Tillamook Cheese, read my post here.
So if you do attend any of the events at The Creamery this year, I expect, out of the kindness of your heart, a sample of the cheese, I love cheese!
2 comments:
Here, buddy! Come here, Oscar. Here's a piece of the Vintage White. Now, seriously, don't tell Mike and Laura. And if they see you with that cheese, we know nothing about it. Just remember, it was the Tillamook Cheese Fan Club that gave it to you. In fact, we even dressed up our Web site with your fuzzy mug after making it our Post of the Day. If you want to send your canine cronies to it, the address is www.tillamookfanclub.com.
There's a good boy,
Jake Ten Pas
Tillamook Cheese Fan Club
The inspiration:
“Cheese is the soul of the soil. It is the purest and most romantic link between humans and the earth.” Pierre Androuet.
The challenge:
GK Chesterton: “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
Voila: www.tastingtoeternity.com.
This book is a poetic view of 30 of the best loved French cheeses with an additional two odes to cheese. Recipes, wine pairing, three short stories and an educational section complete the book.
A unique and amusing Christmas present for all food lovers
Enjoy
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