Cottage (is it?) cheese

Of course, it’s cheese; it’s cheese curds that are not pressed. Normally, cheese is pressed and the excess whey is drained. This, obviously, is not part of the process in making cottage cheese. The name, being quite literal, refers to its history of being produced in cottages. I would love to be able to coin […]

Zabar’s Cream Cheese

I took a trip to Zabar’s on the upper west side to take a look at their cheese selection. They have a pretty good selection, a lot of which I have featured on the tastings before. So, this time I thought I would have more fun and taste their cream cheese—which, being made on the […]