It’s been so manically busy here that the last couple of months have absolutely flown by! Things in lovely Pangbourne are as hectic as ever with new produce coming in and a whole new image for the shop 🙂 We’ve re-branded which has meant new everything from business cards right up to a new sign outside. Along with the new bollards that the council installed recently, the exterior of our little empire has changed dramatically. So it’s a big hello to Cheese Etc!
After many months in the pipeline our new website is all up and running so that’s been keeping us busy, from taking photos to writing reams of discarded information! But it’s all been great fun and we’re very proud of the finished result. You can check it out at www.cheese-etc.co.uk
But, more importantly, what cheese news do we have…?
After many requests we’ve decided to get some new cheeses in (and some old favourites) so I’m on the look out for a different Gouda. We currently sell 4 different Goudas (ones flavoured with Cumin, Truffle & Fenugreek, as well as our 1000 day cheese) but I’m thinking that we need a good, everyday one. I’m planning on asking our wonderful Dutch cheese supplier to give me his recommendations (and hopefully some samples…) We have also decided to bring Lincolnshire Poacher back into the counter after a few months away. This has been largely prompted by some market research that I’ve been sneakily carrying out. I’ve always been a fan of the Poacher and so have made space in the counter! We are also asking our wonderful customers to let us know what cheeses they’d like to see in the counter… tweet or facebook us with your requests and we will choose some guest cheeses between now and the end of the year.
On a personal front, I’m back in the gym everyday and am upping the exercise as much as I can. My ankle still swells up and then goes down which the surgeon says is completely normal. He has banned me from running until 6 months post-op… can’t think what I’m doing on November 23rd but you can guarantee that it will involve a treadmill 🙂
