395676 Thu Apr 26 10:18:17 -0700 2007 18 12 Boston Area 0 2517467 What recommendations do folks have, in terms of quality as well as price, for stores in the Boston area selling cheese? ALSO, Bostonians ought to know that a fine cheese store in the NYC area is the Fairhaven market, a supermarket with 3 or 4 locations around NYC. Thu Apr 26 10:18:17 -0700 2007 18055 Howard_2 1 2517473 Formaggio Kitchen on Huron Ave in Cambridge. Thu Apr 26 10:19:11 -0700 2007 2517467 23343 LeoLioness 2 2519352 Yes, a national treasure. Thu Apr 26 19:09:58 -0700 2007 2517473 13819 Karl S 1 2517480 formaggio's in the south end, on shawmut, is my favorite. the whole foods in the area tend to have pretty good selections, too. the new cheese shop in roslindale square, called the boston cheese cellar, is getting better and better. Thu Apr 26 10:20:51 -0700 2007 2517467 19237 alyssap99 1 2517495 It's tough to beat the cheeses I've had from the Chelsea Markets in New York, but I've had pretty good luck with cheeses at Wilson Farms in Lexington. Thu Apr 26 10:23:43 -0700 2007 2517467 14771 hiddenboston 1 2517582 Are you referring to FAIRWAY in NYC? Of Steven Jenkins fame? FAIRWAY is a very well-known cheese purveyor. Boston has no similar full-service supermarket with such an extensive cheese department. Whole Foods has pretty good cheese. I prefer Formaggio, though. They have their own cheese cave in Cambridge. Thu Apr 26 10:42:58 -0700 2007 2517467 43893 C. Hamster 1 2517584 Isn't that fairWAY markets? Thu Apr 26 10:43:51 -0700 2007 2517467 11108 galleygirl 2 2517927 yes, I meant Fairway. Good selection, knowledgeable clerks, great prices! Thu Apr 26 12:07:08 -0700 2007 2517584 18055 Howard_2 1 2517886 Boston area, not Boston proper, is Wasik's Cheese Shop in Wellesley Center. They have a special cellar for aging and are very knowlegable, nice people-family owned. Also, they are very very generous with tastes. If you go there, they will let you taste anything and everything and you will leave without having to have lunch. Thu Apr 26 12:00:07 -0700 2007 2517467 13202 emilief 2 2525481 Amen. I traded them a white truffle I smuggled back from Bologna last fall and they gave me my Thanksgiving Cheese in return. My son and I had an olive oil tasting with the Wasik's recently. They are the Big Cheeses and I'm always on the look out for items to bring them. Formaggio is of course wonderful although the great variety and large stock can lead to expensive ammoniated cheeses. Sun Apr 29 13:00:02 -0700 2007 2517886 92239 EATTV 1 2519498 Wellesley Cheese Store on Central is worth a trip to the suburbs. Thu Apr 26 20:09:39 -0700 2007 2517467 63181 ShelT54 1 2519507 Formaggio Kitchen is the premier cheese shop in the Boston area. I believe they have also opened a small store in NYC Thu Apr 26 20:13:13 -0700 2007 2517467 52166 jjbourgeois 1 2519523 Boston x Cheese = Formaggio Kitchen. Simple as that. Thu Apr 26 20:16:43 -0700 2007 2517467 68210 andytee 2 2519786 ask to see the cheese caves when you go! Thu Apr 26 22:46:08 -0700 2007 2519523 93482 linz 1 2520160 Formaggio or Russo'a in Watertown.. I know it's not Boston but the cheese area is fantastic. Fri Apr 27 06:54:10 -0700 2007 2517467 24728 Redhohoho 1 2520383 Couldn't help cutting and pasting in a post I did a while back: Dec 11, 2006: Been to most of the places mentioned here. Russo's is a favorite of mine. And Whole Foods surprisingly good. Wine and Cheese cask, fine in a pinch. The places in Wellesley, excellent, be happy to have them on my block. All that said, the original Formaggio (not the South End branch) takes it to a level that I have seen nowhere else this side of the big pond, including NYC. Formaggio Kitchen to me is a special place, with special cheese, treated with loving care. I don't buy all my cheese there, but I don't think any of the other places mentioned here is even in the same ballpark. Ihsan Gurdal built that place himself with passion. Dang, the man built a cave in the basement in order to to justice to his progeny. And I use that term only half joking. Noone else, nowhere else that I have been in the U.S. takes the care for the product that he and his staff do. And they do it without pretense or attitude. Fri Apr 27 08:14:38 -0700 2007 2517467 10169 StriperGuy 2 2525489 Ihsan's business would make a great TV Show. All that foraging and research to find products and suppliers,farmers etc. He has been living old ways, slow food, and sustainable systems way before we knew what that meant. Grande fromage! Sun Apr 29 13:03:37 -0700 2007 2520383 92239 EATTV 1 2524040 Capone's in Union Square and Davis Square. <http://www.caponefoods.com/> Formaggio's in Fresh Pond <http://www.formaggio-kitchen.com/> A. Russo (food wholesaler) <http://www.russos.com/> and I suppose Trader Joe's if price matters more than quality. Sat Apr 28 16:10:17 -0700 2007 2517467 14650 Dr.Jimbob 1 2525522 of course formaggio is the best in the area, a few smaller less known places and much farther away...the vin bin in marlboro, farmstead cheese in providence Sun Apr 29 13:19:05 -0700 2007 2517467 94962 katiekat