Cheese Pairings
SHARE A TABLE, MAKE NEW FRIENDS: Tables will be shared by various parties to make room for as many guests as possible. We hope this fosters community and camaraderie in the company of new friends with shared food interests! If you’d like to share with guests on a separate reservation, please include this in your order comments.
ABOUT THE CLASS
Our favorite question inspired this class – what should I pair this with?! Take a deep dive with your favorite mongers for a look behind the pairing curtain. We’ve taken our backlog of pairing notes, our research findings, and our accidental epiphanies and morphed them into an evening of pairings and complements. You’ll try things like tinned fish that sings with sea fennel, cheese that positively loves a cherry, and butter that wraps chocolate in a warm hug. We’ll give you some guidelines to help uncover your own pairings, how to present your pairings, and what a fun gathering you can create at home.
Class begins at 7:30pm MOUNTAIN TIME
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Alex Armstrong is a Certified Cheese Professional (CCPTM) and Certified Cheese Sensory
Evaluator (CCSETM) and is the Executive Cheesemonger and Product Specialist with Columbia Cheese in Long Island City, New York. He has been in the cheese industry for over 12 years beginning as an apprentice cheesemaker before moving into a role as Cheesemonger, Educator and Event Coordinator in Chicago and San Francisco. Alex furthered his career with Jasper Hill Farm where he began as an assistant account manager, managing local and direct sales. As his role has developed, Alex grew into a role as Alpine Cheese Specialist, Sensory Evaluation Manager and Research and Development Specialist. In 2023, Alex was the recipient of the Daphne Zepos Teaching Award (DZTA), where he traveled to Europe in order to research Sensory Evaluation in the cheese industry and presented his work at the American Cheese Society Conference. Beginning in the summer of 2023, Alex moved on to a role with Columbia Cheese, Alex works to support sales and the producer partners in Europe, evaluate and maintain cheese quality through the import process, develop social media content, and create and execute educational opportunities for cheese professionals across the country.
CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations require 24 hours notice. Food and drinks are purchased and prepared in advance and cannot be re-purposed.