Metronome is a small, wrinkly-rinded goat's milk cheese from Andante Dairy, Soyoung Scanlan's tiny California operation in Petaluma. Pasteurized goat's milk, hand-ladled into little bloomy-rind forms and aged just long enough for the geotrichum to wrinkle up on the outside.
Under that brainy rind, the paste is soft and clean — a cream line just below the surface with a cooler, chalky core that yields a little more the longer it sits out. Flavor is gentle and milk-forward: bright yogurty tang from the goat's milk up front, a soft mushroomy note from the rind sitting quietly behind it, then a short, clean finish. Nothing barnyardy, nothing loud.
This is one of the prettiest little American goat cheeses we carry, and Soyoung's touch shows in how balanced it is at this age. Perfectly ripe right now, and worth eating with the rind on.
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Domenico and his team are fantastic. I’m a chef and I often get my supplies from The Cheese Store — unique products, carefully selected, from top Italian and French cheeses to excellent local ones.
Absolutely loved the cheese store! Everyone was super helpful and friendly. Lena helped us — she was very knowledgeable on all the cheeses: where they came from, what the region is like, what they are known for. It was like wine tasting for cheese.
Ordered several cheeses from them and the wrong items were delivered. Contacted the store and they recognized the error and immediately sent the correct order the next day without any fuss. Really appreciate the promptness and professionalism.
Carefully packaged and shipped from our Beverly Hills shop.
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