199983 Fri Mar 07 06:44:48 -0800 2003 5 18 Manhattan 0 1066493 several times, for convenience sake, my girlfriend and i have grabbed a few cheeses to try at the Murray's in Grand Central. on pretty much every occassion, the cheese started drying out, and in some cases, getting moldy, well within a week. i've bought cheese from the other Murray's without this happening, and i've bought GOBs of cheese from Zabar's and this has never happened either. i wonder if this has happened to anyone else - i'm starting to wonder, that because Grand Central is somewhat of a tourist attraction, and a bit of a "hub", if you will, if Murray's tends to put older cheeses at that location. thoughts? peace, thanks, Tree Fri Mar 07 06:44:48 -0800 2003 0 Tree 1 1066496 Is it only Murray's cheeses that do this? How do you wrap and store your cheese? Fri Mar 07 08:28:12 -0800 2003 1066493 0 the rogue 1 1066518 Gosh, I hope your suspicions on wrong. I agree with you that the Murray's Cheese experience at Grand Central doesn't compare to the one you get on the shop in Bleeker, but the Grand Central branch is being managed by my favorite cheese steward from the original shop. I think his name is David, he's the fresh faced one with Elvis Costello glasses and tattoos. The man is passionate about his cheese. I can't believe he'd let them get away with passing off cheese that's past its prime. It may have something to do with the way the cheese is being stored -- it's pretty much out in the open, not in the enclosed case like they are on Bleeker. Fri Mar 07 11:05:14 -0800 2003 1066493 0 vvv03 2 1066521 Also, they don't have control over the temperature of the place itself (unlike the store). The Grand Central Market can get pretty warm. I did get some parmesan cheese there a few weeks back and it is holding up well. Fri Mar 07 11:27:57 -0800 2003 1066518 0 Lulu 1 1066592 Yes, it's that special fast-rotting tourist cheese. They sell it to those unsuspecting rubes who know nothing about cheese. You know the types, from places like Wisconsin. Oh....wait a minute..... Sat Mar 08 01:13:08 -0800 2003 1066493 0 Sam Drucker 2 1066699 ::sigh:: Sun Mar 09 19:28:27 -0800 2003 1066592 0 Tree