Hello there lovely friends!! Last night after working a grueling seven shifts in a row I found what might be the best wine bar in NYC. Its called Casellula and after a sip of wine and a bite of cheese my worries melted away. We started with a bottle of French syrah and ended with a bottle of French Syrah Grenache both were delicious and went well with every cheese we tasted.
The Cheese-amazing. We started with a soft sheep's milk cheese that the wonderful staff chose for us it was paired with a preserved peach compote (delish). The next cheese was a Cabot cloth bound cheddar paired with a whiskey and honey soaked mustard seed. The cheese crumbled almost like a Parmesan but was much tastier and perfect with the mustard seed. Then we moved on to another staff pick-we weren't entirely sure what it was but it was fantastic. A semi firm cheese with an orange rind that was paired with a pine nut rosemary brittle which I will soon attempt to duplicate. We finished the cheese course with Mt Tam from cowgirl creamery paired with an apple compote and forced ourselves to take a fifteen minute break before our second bottle and our dessert.
The Dessert- Apple Pandowdy
Basically one of the best things I have ever tasted. Homemade cinnamon-y apple pie filling topped with a cheddar biscuit and as if that weren't enough to get your mouth watering add a scoop of maple bacon ice cream. So good we almost ordered two more for the table so we wouldn't have to share.
I will end this post by saying that I love you all and miss you tons. And hopefully Casellula is just one more incentive to come and visit-I have a futon and it's lonely. Come sleep on it.
My mouth is watering at the thought of all these delicious cheeses and spreads.
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