1st November 2009
 
We have been a bit quiet lately, mostly because we needed to give the shop at Prestwich a good deal of time and attention to get it up and running.  Anyway, its now back to business as usual for keeping you up to date with our products and services.  We have a new format for newsletters and here are links to the last two:
 
 
This one was issued 1st November 2009 describing St Killians cheese, Alaia wine and giving dates for Hamper Heaven at Prestwich and Haworth.
 
This is the first newlsetter in the new format. Issued on 22nd October is gives dates for Hamper Heaven in Prestwich and Haworth
 
 
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22nd October 2009
We are delighted to have supported After Adoption in thier Taste III wine & cheese evenging. Its a good cause supporting everyone involved with adoption and the evening raised over £2,000. Details can be seen at http://www.afteradoption.co.uk/
 
 
 
 
13/3/09 St Patricks Day Cheeses 17th March

St P's day is looming again so how about celebrating in style with an Irish cheeseboard?

The basis of good cheese is good milk, so it's not much wonder the Irish cheeses are truly fantastic.  Among others we can offer:


Cashel Blue: creamy, smooth and with a delicious tang of blue. Comes from Tipperary.


St Killians: A creamy camembert style cheese. Rich and runny with a tangy aftertaste. Great value at £5 for a 300g cheese.


Ardrahan: A rind washed soft cheese, with a complex wonderful taste and a rich pong that you will savour if you like stronger cheeses.

 

14/2/09 Valentines: Unique Local Cheese Waxed Hearts

Made at Southowram these Hebble Haymaker cheeses are perfect for cheese lovers, your lover and you!  Limited edition so grab yours quick!

  
22/10/08 CHRISTMAS FAIR 2008
 
13th and 14th Nov   10am to 8pm LATE NIGHT
15th and 16th Nov   10am to 5pm

At the fair you will be able to:
- View our recommended cheeseboards and suggested complementary
products for the perfect taste combinations
- Pre-order your favourite cheeses for Christmas and New Year
- Browse and order from our hamper and gift ranges upstairs in Hamper Heaven?!
- Buy ready made unique hampers

We look forward to seeing you there!!
 
1/10/08 CAMRA CIDER AND PERRY MONTH
 
SAMPLE OUR FARMHOUSE CIDER AND PERRY ALL MONTH
 
Unlike real ale production, which can happen at any time of the year, real cider & perry can only be made when the fruit is ripe. Great skill goes into producing both products. Great store is placed by the Craft Brewer in the quality of ingredients and variety of flavours created by the malt, hops, yeast and water used to brew the beer.

It is a Producer rather than a Brewer that makes cider & perry. They may use a mixture of bittersweet and bittersharp cider apples or sweet dessert apples, or a mixture of the two to make cider; but perry can only be made from specialized perry pears, which are high in natural tannin.

The choosing, pressing and blending of the fruit to make cider is just as much of a craft as making beer and produces a vast range of tastes, styles and aromas, similar to those produced in fine wine. Like wine, each year's fruit produces a unique vintage.

 
1/10/08 ANOTHER AWARD!!
 
We were delighted to find that we had been shortlisted for the British Cheese Awards 'Best New Deli'.  Despite having all fingers and toes crossed unfortunately we didn't win but hey, 'Highly Recommended'  is pretty good going! 
 
 
25/9/08 BRITISH CHEESE WEEK

A celebration of British farmhouse cheeses..............we'll be offering our usual great selection along with a few new ones for you to sample.

We're also raising money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance by donating £1 for every lb of hawes Wensleydale sold. Come and support our favourite charity.



2/9/08 WE ARE WINNERS!!

We attended the Dairy Crest Cheese Retail Awards today and were delighted to pick up the award for 'Best Independent Cheese Retailer' (North). We're so happy we've gone a bit silly and will be offering lots of special deals to celebrate during September. Come in a pick up yor favourite goodies!


6/2/08 CHARITY CHEESE AND WINE TASTING 20TH FEBRUARY

We are co-hosting a cheese and wine tasting evening with The Kings Arms in Haworth on 20th Feb at 7.30. The evening will include tasters of around 8 wines and cheeses as well as a buffet.

Funds raised will go towards Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Tickets are available from The Cheese Place and The Kings Arms for £5 per person. You can reserve places over the phone at The Cheese Place by using a credit card.

1/2/08 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

We are now open for 2008 with some great new season cheeses for you to taste. We have:

KNOCKDRINA - a fab, firm, fudgy textured goats cheese from Ireland.

Y-FENNI - a welsh cheese with a cheddar based and mustard seed. The best accompaniment for a ham sandwich.

WHITE NANCY - a soft, creamy goats cheese from Somerset. Great for grilling on salads and pizza.

1/11/07 HOT STUFF AT THE CHEESE PLACE

The Cheese Place ran a competition in the summer to design a new local cheese based on 'Calderdale Crumbly' cheese. This is made by Robyn and David Heap at their farm near Sowerby Bridge with milk from their herd of 11 cows.

The Heap's offered to make a special edition cheese to be sold exclusively through The Cheese Place. Customers were asked to make suggestions for a flavour and a name for this unique cheese.

It was a tough decision and in the end there are 2 joint winners:

  * Name 'Calderico' suggested by Jane Clark
  * Flavour 'Chilli and Lime Zest' suggested by Elizabeth Elliott

The cheese will go into production over the next month and should be available to buy from The Cheese Place in the spring.

The winners will be choosing some fab food goodies from the shop very soon.



18/10/07 Christmas Fair 14th, 15th and 16th November - 10am to 8pm


Christmas is great fun but shopping is not always so easy………………………….come along to our Christmas Fair at a time that suits you to find something special for everyone on your shopping list.

Hampers and Gifts -For the person who has everything what can be better than some fabulous foods to nibble on during the festivities? We offer:

  • Wicker Baskets filled with gourmet foods
  • Faux Leather Boxes with foodie themes, such as our best selling 'Red Hot Chilli Hamper'
  • A Range of gift boxes, jute bags and tins with award winning chutneys, jams, honeys, oils and wines
  • DIY Cheese and Wine Tasting Kits
  • Make your own hamper collection - a truly personalised gift

Cheese Boards/Platters
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without cheese. It's the classic end of dinner treat (or for those who want to really relax - a meal on its own!). Why slave over the stove when you can quickly present some farmhouse cheeses with complimentary hand-made biscuits, chutneys and wines?

Get your cheeses from the farm not the factory this year and taste the difference.


18/10/07 Our Top 10 Cheeses

Our customers favourites this month:

1/   Isle of Mull Cheddar
2/   Calderdale Crumbly
3/   Brie de Meaux
4/   Hawes Wensleydale
5/   Lincolnshire Poacher
6/   Lancashire Creamy
7/   Colston Bassett Stilton
8/   Cashel Blue
9/   Gubbeen
10/ Reypenaer Gouda