Green Bay couple opens Wisconsin Meat & Cheese store in South Carolina
Casey Diedrich and Taylor Ambrosius opened Wisconsin Meat and Cheese in Charleston, South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Wisconsin couple is spreading the culinary joys of the Badger State one stick of summer sausage and package of cheese curds at a time.
Casey Diedrich and Taylor Ambrosius opened Wisconsin Meat and Cheese two weeks ago in a city with a legendary food reputation.
What made them think Wisconsin beef sticks and aged cheddar stand a chance of competing with shrimp and grits?
A decade of frustration.
Credit for the store idea goes to Ambrosius’ dad, Steve, who she said lives in Florida half the year.
“He had this idea for the last 10 years because he was never able to find good meat and cheese anywhere in Florida,” she said.
At least not Wisconsin good. Sausages and brats from the likes of Miesfeld’s and Usinger’s. Cheeses from Carr Valley, Henning’s, Marieke Gouda, Renard’s, Sartori, Springside and Widmer’s.
And really, is it the holidays without the joy of Pine River port wine cheese spread on a snowflake shaped Ritz?
I don’t think so.
That all-star lineup of meats and cheeses is something Wisconsinites take for granted. Geez, you can find award-winning meats and cheeses at gas stations in America’s Dairyland.
Once you get out of the Midwest, that’s not the case.
And though Steve wanted to open a shop like this in Florida years ago, other business ventures kept him from bringing that to fruition, Taylor said.
When Taylor and Casey moved to Charleston three years ago where she enrolled in law school, they found that like Florida, the meat and cheese selection in South Carolina couldn’t compete with Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Meat & Cheese in Charleston, South Carolina features products selected by Ashwaubenon ex-pat Casey Diedrich.
Casey and Steve talked about opening the store in Charleston for the last year, got serious about it in May and opened the shop Nov. 22.
Taylor said her dad is familiar with business operations, but Casey runs the…
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