By Peg Todloski, Weaver Street Market Specialty Merchandiser
Through our Special Delivery program, we bring in small-batch, artisan cheeses a couple of times a month. We bring in a limited amount of these amazing cheeses and sell them at a crazy-good price. When they’re gone, they’re gone, but not to worry, there’ll be something else on the way. Be sure to stop by our cheese counters to find out what Special Delivery we’ve received lately.
This week’s Special Delivery cheese is Vella Cheese Company’s Dry Monterey Jack. The Vella Cheese Company traces its roots to the 1920s, when Tom Vella arrived in Sonoma, California, and began making cheese at the Sonoma Mission Creamery. The Vella Cheese Company was founded in 1931 and became known for its fresh and dry Jack cheese, its version of an original American cheese created in Monterey during the California Gold Rush.
This cheese is a true American original. Coated in oil, cocoa, and pepper, then aged for a minimum of seven months, this cow’s milk cheese becomes crumbly and grateable like Parmigiano and creamy and rich like a well-aged cheddar. Unique and delicious!