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Greys Fine Cheese and Entertaining
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One of cheesemonger Michelle Muldoon’s favorites is the Tea Rose, a goat cheese covered with edible flowers and herbs from Capriole, a farm in Indiana. Tea Rose is the name of the real goat originally involved in the cheese’s production, and she’s pictured on the package. Muldoon thinks of herself as a “cheese matchmaker,” introducing people to their “soul cheeses.” Every cheese has a story, and this story has a sad twist.
“Tea Rose is no longer with us, but she was this family’s goat, so they named this cheese after her,” Muldoon says. “Her descendents are still giving milk to make the cheese today. It’s a super cute story and it reminds you that these cheeses are somebody’s life’s work.”
Greys Fine Cheese and Entertainment is the result of many lives’ work. The Memphis-based business has been on a roll, starting a cheese-board and education business in 2020, opening its first location in Memphis in 2021, and opening its Nashville location on Charlotte Avenue in late 2022. The company is also planning to debut a location in The Factory at Franklin this year.
There are a few terms to get straight in the cheese community. There’s “turophile,” a word for cheese connoisseur. There are cheese boards, not to be confused with charcuterie boards, the latter of which actually borrows the term for cured meats. If you step into the Nashville store,…
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