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Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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Originally Posted by greatblueheron
Oh lucky you....from Montreal! Cheese anything....fondue included
Is there a special mail order place in Montreal you like for their cheeses?
I'm guessing that what you got is already the best of the best. Lucky YOU! I never had to do mail order because the gorgeous French cheeses are right... there... even in "regular" grocery stores. If you haven't had Caprice des Dieux, try it. If you haven't had Le Rustique (the camembert, not the brie), try it. If you haven't had Saint-André... omg, you MUST find it.
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Originally Posted by DawnMTL
I'm guessing that what you got is already the best of the best. Lucky YOU! I never had to do mail order because the gorgeous French cheeses are right... there... even in "regular" grocery stores. If you haven't had Caprice des Dieux, try it. If you haven't had Le Rustique (the camembert, not the brie), try it. If you haven't had Saint-André... omg, you MUST find it.
I'm guessing raw milk cheeses are available there?
I've had some samples of some that somehow made their way into the US and they rocked!
I'm guessing that what you got is already the best of the best. Lucky YOU! I never had to do mail order because the gorgeous French cheeses are right... there... even in "regular" grocery stores. If you haven't had Caprice des Dieux, try it. If you haven't had Le Rustique (the camembert, not the brie), try it. If you haven't had Saint-André... omg, you MUST find it.
I'm guessing that what you got is already the best of the best. Lucky YOU! I never had to do mail order because the gorgeous French cheeses are right... there... even in "regular" grocery stores. If you haven't had Caprice des Dieux, try it. If you haven't had Le Rustique (the camembert, not the brie), try it. If you haven't had Saint-André... omg, you MUST find it.
How's the french cheese selection in Ottawa?
There are a few fancy markets here where awesome imported cheese is available, but it's very very expensive.
Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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I'm guessing raw milk cheeses are available there?
I've had some samples of some that somehow made their way into the US and they rocked!
And YES to the Saint-Andre!
It's not super-easy to find raw milk cheese but *wink* *wink* I have sources. Really, though, there are (relatively) fewer places that carry them, but they can be found. And, my gosh, YES!, they are amazing. As is Saint-André. So much fat in the Saint-André, but that's what makes it soooo goooood (and I just drooled).
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Originally Posted by jay5835
Ah, yes. Our mutual favorite.
Yuuuuup! (Still drooling.)
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Originally Posted by Debsi
How's the french cheese selection in Ottawa?
There are a few fancy markets here where awesome imported cheese is available, but it's very very expensive.
Not quite the same as in Montreal -- and certainly less variety in the regular grocery stores here -- but I made it my business to find places. There are still some good cheeses in the grocery store around the corner from me so that I don't have to drive 15 minutes, though, when the weather sucks.
Dairy is horribly expensive in all of Canada but... good cheese is a necessity. Can't live without it, can't live without it.
There are a few fancy markets here where awesome imported cheese is available, but it's very very expensive.
I notice Richardson, TX, is 10 miles from the Whole Foods in Plano. I get St. Andre for $11.99 at my Whole Foods, and it's the cheapest price in town (Pittsburgh, PA).
My mother-in-law and I made coq au vin together from Julia's recipe in a 1970's era cookbook she had after watching the movie Julie and Julia. It got every pan in the kitchen dirty and we never wanted to make a Julia recipe again.
The stew was good and very well received by the guests, but neither of us had much taste for it at that point.
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I've done Bouef Bourguignon and Coq au Vin which are basically just stews and not all that involved, may have even been Julia's recipes,
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This comment does not get three Michelin stars...
Julia's Boeuf Bourguignon described as "basically just a stew?" Is there a French recipe for eating one's words?...
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Originally Posted by Debsi
My mother-in-law and I made coq au vin together from Julia's recipe in a 1970's era cookbook she had after watching the movie Julie and Julia. It got every pan in the kitchen dirty and we never wanted to make a Julia recipe again.....
The stew was good and very well received by the guests, but neither of us had much taste for it at that point.
Yes Debsi, preparing Julia's CAV or BB, if prepared properly and with care, is more involved and time consuming than some would portray it. Is it worth the effort? I often double or even triple the ingredients in a French recipe (if the recipe allows while still maintaining the integrity of the dish) and we either gorge ouselves night after night, use for guests, or freeze for later on.
You can do this with Coq Au Vin! Don't lose the faith, you get faster and better with practice and experience, use the bulk cooking method where you can!
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and they rocked!
Really, though, there are (relatively) fewer places that carry them, but they can be found. And, my gosh, YES!, they are amazing. As is Saint-André. So much fat in the Saint-André, but that's what makes it soooo goooood (and I just drooled). 
There are still some good cheeses in the grocery store around the corner from me so that I don't have to drive 15 minutes, though, when the weather sucks. 
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