You used to be the cheese buyer for Lunds & Byerlys stores—if you could add one cheese to our selection here at F44, what would it be?
I did! We actually just added one of my favorite local cheeses that I carried at my counter: Sogn Tomme from Shepherd's Way. If I could add any cheese to our current selection, it would be Mimolette.
Tell us one thing that we don’t know about you.
I’m a supertaster! I was tested at the University of Minnesota, but it’s not as exciting as the name sounds.
What’s the funniest thing a customer has ever said to you regarding a cheese?
While working at my previous counter, a customer picked up a wheel of Harbison and yelled, "This cheese tastes like hot dogs!" And walked away before I could respond.
You just got engaged! Will you be having a cheese-tower cake at your wedding?!
I did just get engaged! Cheese will certainly be involved; I'll run the cheese-tower cake by my fiance, Emily.
You’ve been having a big travel year—any good recommendations for us?
It's been such an awesome year--much needed after a couple of years stuck in Minnesota. I went to Paris in the Spring (where we got engaged!), Portland, Maine and Bar Harbor, Maine in the summer. If you go to Paris, walk down Rue Rambuteau in the Marais: pretty much every spot there is great. If you go to Maine, definitely go to Eventide Oyster Company, Chaval, and Tandem Bakery. A day in Acadia National Park is a must, too.