Conference reception on the Nines hotel in Portland. At a reception for parents of students on the University of Nebraska Lincoln Parent Weekend. At a personal reception at the Urban Farmer in Portland. The Urban Farmer in Portland. And there was a 14-yr white cheddar that I frankly don’t even need to contemplate. I got a 10-year cheddar that was as sharp as a razor blade. Dutch Gouda, Creamy Havarti, French Swiss, and Aged Cheddar. From my good friend Mark who didn’t even send this to me straight. I don’t even know what it was referred to as, however you spooned it out right into a tortilla, and it was amazing. I nonetheless don’t perceive how some brie ends up waxy and some (like this one) ends up creamy. The brie within the center was so, so good. So, that is technically cheese in a plate… So, we thought this was a cheese plate, but it was more of a charcuterie board. Cheese board at Fire Lake Grill within the Raddison Blu at the Mall of America in Minneapolis. The Fire Lake Grill on the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The little pot in the middle had spiced honey from hives that the University of Minnesota maintains on the roof of the mall.

The honey (lower proper corner) was from their own hives on the rooftop. In the primary image, you possibly can see the real one hidden underneath a white towel on the decrease counter. I see you lookin’ at me. No, I needed to see it on Facebook like each different chump. I like Tre in Sioux Falls, I really do. Feta cheese cubes in some kind of sauce from Sanaa’s in Sioux Falls. At MB Haskett in Sioux Falls. Poolside at Westward Ho Country Club in Sioux Falls. A plate on the Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls. The basic ash stripe of Humboldt Fog at Prairie East Bank in Sioux Falls. Humboldt Fog, Prairie Breeze Cheddar, and a few prosciutto at Prairie Berry East Bank in Sioux Falls. At McNally’s Irish Pub in Sioux Falls, which is a little bit weird for an Irish pub, I believe. They call this a "Tuscan Cheese Plate," which I feel is apt. Cheese samples at Stensland Family Farms Country Store in Sioux Falls. The cheese plate at the Country Club of Sioux Falls. Charcuterie board on the Country Club of Sioux Falls. At the Tortoise Club in Chicago.

The Grill on the Alley on the Westin on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The dessert cheese plate at Florentine at JW Marriott in Chicago. A LEGO cheese plate. My wife made me a cheese plate. The three-cheese plate at La Tomate in Dupont Circle, Washington DC. The three-cheese plate at Splash in downtown Des Moines. The 5 cheese plate at Artisanal Fromagerie and Bistro in Manhattan, and their cheese bar, behind which stood a cheesemonger who gave me an awesome impromptu lesson on easy methods to make cheese. I made nice use of this choice, I promise you. Not very sophisticated, I do know, however I picked this up for lower than four bucks at the grocery store. It was good, but small for 11 bucks. Walnuts have been good, as was the salami. A dessert. Warm camenbert over apples, drizzled with honey and garnished with grapes and walnuts. The walnuts had been raw, not toasted, which seemed a little odd. The gooey stuff within the center is somewhat pile of heaven known as "Creamont" from some place in Vermont. The card mentioned it was from some place with the inventive title of Cheese Shop. The fig jam and goat cheese (in the center) was spectacular.

Sesame-encrusted goat cheese and arugula on the Restaurant Granada in Stuttgart, Germany. "Marinated Feta" on the Maratim Hotel in Darmstadt, Germany. A pleasant little plate at The trendy Hotel in Boise, Idaho. Another good-looking plate from a conference in London. Meat and cheese tray at a conference somewhere in London. A great looking tray my buddy Jayson made. Cheese tray for the workplace Christmas social gathering. Christmas presents from my spouse. Gorgeous catered plate at a friend’s Christmas party. Crawfords has had a charcuterie board forever, however they’ve supplemented that with an honest-to-God cheese plate now. The charcuterie board at Gordon Ramsey’s Union Street Cafe in London. The 4 cheese dessert plate at Gordon Ramsey’s Union Street Cafe in London. Cheese bar in the Windjammer Cafe onboard Harmony of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Goat cheese and beets at one hundred fifty Central Park onboard the Harmony of the Seas. At a hundred and fifty Central Park onboard the Harmony of the Seas.