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California Love: Farmshop is now open!
Farmshop is finally open.
Yes, it’s been over a year, but Jeff Cerciello's multifaceted vision has taken time to unfold.
And with the recent addition of a market section, which doubles the size of what had been a deceptively small space, Brentwood and Santa Monica have a new culinary shopping destination.
Rather than being fancy and expensive for the sake of being both, this is a market with a distinct point of view: Very little sold at this store is imported. The cheese case is filled completely with domestic stock, save for the wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano, the majority of which is made from raw milk.
On the shelves that might be brimming with pricey Italian pastas at similar enterprises, you’ll find Community Grains’ various extrusions of California-grown and -milled whole wheat. The linguine ($6) has little of the grittiness associated with whole-grain pasta, but carries that lovely nutty flavor in spades.
There’s a butcher case, too, where various fresh meats and Sonoma's Black Pig Bacon ($13.50 for 12 ounces) reside. Northern California is well represented on the wine rack, with bottles like Bedrock Wine Co.’s 2010 Ode to Lulu rosé ($18), made from Sonoma Mourvèdre harvested from 120-year-old vines.
Farmshop, 225 26th St., Santa Monica; 310-566-2400 or farmshopla.com
How awesome is this? We all need something online that will tell us what cheese goes with what we’re drinking. :)
The Cheese Cupid
Your Gouda is, like, totally crushing. It’s begging to be paired up with that tall glass of Chardonnay.
Or was it the Beaujolais? Find out who your cheese has the hots for at Cheese Cupid, a playful–and instructive–online guide to pairing a wide range of cheeses with wine and beer. It’s incredibly handy when you’re hosting a cocktail party, or figuring out what to bring to your next holiday gathering.
Start by selecting your favorite cheese or your favorite drink. Perhaps you’d like to match that assertive wedge of Limburger with a beer that can handle the funk, or secure a soul mate for that sweet Riesling of yours. With a few quick clicks, Cheese Cupid works its magic and helps you make the right decision. Share your new knowledge with friends by “Liking” Cheese Cupid on Facebook. And don’t forget to download the Cheese Cupid app on your iPhone for those fits of indecision at the cheese shop.
All 23 cheese varieties included in the guide are produced domestically in Wisconsin, a state that knows its cheeses intimately. So don’t let your wheel of brie sit solo any longer. Find its perfect pairing at Cheese Cupid today.