Owner Randall Felts opened the Logan Square shop in April 2020 on the simple premise that cheese is for everyone, not just people who already know their Comte from their Cantal, and the staff clearly backs that up: cheesemongers walk customers through picks for any occasion rather than assuming prior knowledge. It functions as three things at once — a retail counter stocked with cheese, charcuterie, olives, nuts, and jams for a build-your-own board; a dine-in spot serving cheese-based sandwiches and a seasonal raclette menu; and a genuine classroom running wine-and-cheese pairing classes and themed tasting events (an all-sheep's-milk-focused tasting has been among the real, specifically-themed programming on the calendar).
It's a rare kind of neighborhood resource — somewhere you can grab a quick cheese-forward lunch, stock up for a dinner party, or actually learn something about what you're eating, all under one roof a block off the Blue Line.
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