I had an appointment in SB yesterday, so I thought I'd go to town early and hit the new cheese shop: C'est Cheese. The place was adorable! The cheeses were heavenly! There were many of the acclaimed cheeses there s/a Humbolt Fog, Tomme de Savoie, a real (not to mention, BIG) Stilton...they came from all around the world.
The "apprentice" was helping me pick out some goodies, (a 4 yr. old Gouda OMG, a very goatie crottin, and a young, semi-ripe, ash covered goat,) while the owner was talking shop with a wine broker that had stopped in. Eavesdropping, I realized that the owner was very worried about the economy and I could tell that she was struggling to keep her shop open. I felt so sorry for her. You could tell that she loved her cheeses and this was a life long dream for her. It made me realize that my own daydreaming about opening up a shop should remain just that...at least for now. I'll just have to go back there on a regular basis and to do my best to help keep her afloat.
