Worlds of Cheese

World of Cheese - Passport

In our Market District^® cheese department, you'll find professional cheesemongers to help you select from more than 400 imported and domestic artisan cheeses hailing from the four corners of the globe. They can also offer you serving suggestions, as well as wine and food pairings for any occasion.

Pair Thee Well. View our complete wine and food pairing guide (including wine & cheese) here.

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Our exquisite cheese selection is handpicked by our cheese buyer, Patty Solomon, who travels far and wide in search of the world's finest. On her journeys, Patty visits renown cheesemakers and dairies in legendary cheesemaking regions such as Normandy, France and Parma, Italy. Click below to read her first-hand cheese travel stories.

• All That You Can Brie — An Itinerary of Fine French Cheeses, September 2008
• Comté the Party — Hand-Selected, French Comté, October 2008
• Imported Market District^® Parmigiano Reggiano, November, 2008
• Exclusive Gabriel Coulet Roquefort — A Rare Cheese Treat!, December 2008
• Sèvre et Belle — France's Foremost Goat Cheeses & Butters, January, 2009

French Cheese — Live and Let Brie

French artisan cheese ranges from light and fresh to bold and blue: the deliciously fresh chèvres of the Loire Valley region to the more pronounced Roquefort from the southern regions with its bold and tangy flavor.

Our cheesemongers take great pride in our selection of signature French cheeses, including those hand-picked by Patty on her cheese travels to France.

Italian Cheese — Let Your Appetite Rome

The Italians are great lovers of food — and cheese. Their prestigious cheese labeling system (Denominazione di Origine Controllata or DOC) guarantees the authenticity of cheese origin, production, and quality for cheeses that meet its strict standards. Fewer than 30 cheeses carry this superior label.

Parmigiano-Reggiano — the most famous DOC cheese — is 100% natural and made simply from three ingredients: unpasteurized cow's milk, salt and rennet. Yet, it is one of the most fabulous cheeses you will ever taste — complex and deep with hints of nuts, fruit and butter. Look for our hand-selected, imported Market District^® Parmigiano-Reggiano along with Italian classics like Provolone, Asiago, Mozzarella, Gorganzola and Pecorino Romano when you visit our cheese department.

Spanish Cheese — Get Your Goat!

Spain proudly claims some of the world's finest sheep and goat milk cheeses. Once rare in the U.S., they are now popular and readily available — especially in our cheese department. Here you'll find the most famous Spanish cheese, Manchego, easily recognizable by its signature etched, inedible rind, firm texture and zesty flavor. You'll also find other exciting Spanish cheeses including Idiazábal, Mahon and Murcia al Vino.

British Cheese — A Stay at the Stilton

The finest artisan British cheeses include heralded varieties like authentic English Stilton and Welsh Tintern Cheddar, made with a passion matched only by the Brits themselves. Hop on board — the cheeseboard, that is — and explore the rich history of English cheesemaking — one pasture-perfect, milk-mastered wheel at a time.

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