Christmas Cheese Market, Sunday 18 December
Image above: Chiswick Cheese Market; photograph Jennifer Griffiths
Guest blog by Abigail Pitcher
Our final fling for 2022 is full to the brim of festive cheer and a humongous amount of cheese!
First up, the festive cheer. It’s a musical double this week with a carol-singing choir between 11am and 1pm, followed by festive tunes from some talented musicians from 1pm-3pm.
Bring the kids and get them hunting for our cheesy elves hidden amongst the stalls. Prizes of chocolate coins for all those who find them all!
Christmas gift alert – Jo Pratt is signing her cookbooks with us all day on Cheesewick HQ.
And come say hi to Sam’s Larder – Mulled wine, mince pies and hot chocolate – with £1 from each cup of mulled wine sold going to The Upper Room charity. All donations make a difference but never more so than at this time of year.
The cheese! It’s the season for stilton and we have both the cheeses of the key makers on the market – Cropwell Bishop on Heritage Cheese and Colston Bassett on Big Wheel – buy a slice of each and see how they compare.
And if you’re really keen (like us) then go and see James at No. 2 Pound Street because he has Stichelton – the original Stilton recipe cheese made from raw cow’s milk. It’s a menage a trois bleu in the making.
Speaking of recipes – check out our website for two great canapés using stilton by our very own Lucy Cufflin – both from her book – Lucy’s Food.
A lot of the traders will be bringing special gift packs for Christmas, so if you’re still looking for ideas for foodie family or friends then this is the place to come.
Joining us with their cheese are:
- Gary the cheesemaker and owner of Hamm Tun Fine Foods with his Northampton blue cheeses.
- The delicious Italian cheeses and charcuterie from Gastronomica.
- Red Cow Parmesan cheese from Bianca Mora.
- French Comté – the full selection of French cheese and Mont d’Or.
- Big Wheel – a selection of cheese from Sussex and stilton.
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