A Cut-to-Order Cheese Shop Comes to Carrboro
The Cheese Shop | 106 South Greensboro Street
The Triangle’s first “cut-to-order” cheese shop is coming to downtown Carrboro. After a year of testing their craft at local pop-ups, cheesemongers Michelle and Stevie Webb are bringing their curated selection of small-batch, artisanal cheeses to Glasshalfull.
“We’re delighted to partner with The Cheese Shop and provide this startup space for their first brick-and-mortar, especially since we share a like-minded philosophy around offering high quality and thoughtfully curated products, as well as showcasing hard-to-find and small-batch producers,” Jim Wald, co-owner of Glasshalfull, said in a press release.
The Cheese Shop officially opens its doors for business on March 9th and will be open three days a week: Thursdays through Fridays 12-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Webb’s moved to the Triangle from Brooklyn in 2020 and founded The Cheese Shop in 2022. After accruing a loyal following of cheese enthusiasts through the pop-ups, as well as an online shop and monthly cheese club, the couple is hoping that the convenience of a permanent space will make cut-to-order cheeses accessible to locals and offer a more personal experience than that of a supermarket cheese counter.
“A lot of people don’t understand the difference between a cut-to-order shop and your average cheese counter,” Stevie, co-owner and head cheesemonger, tells the INDY. “When you can have a taste of the cheese and hear the story behind it, then it’s not just going shopping. It becomes an experience.”
The couple’s new brick-and-mortar location will occupy about 100 square feet adjacent to Glasshalful’s wine shop and feature a case of cheeses sourced from “here, near, and far,” as the two explain. More specifically, customer favorites from North Carolina creameries include Snow Camp from Goat Lady Dairy (a “petite soft bloomy cheese” that tastes good on a cracker with some…
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