The last few weeks has seen a warm front covering most of the UK. Whilst we all love the warm weather it has proven to be a bit tricky at times here in the shop…
One of our display fridges decided that it was having to work far too hard (even with the air con on) and with a bit of a grunt and a lot of burning smells, its motor ground to a halt. Luckily we were in the shop at the time and so could move all of the cheeses out of the fridge and find homes for them. I hate to think what we would have found if it had happened overnight but the cheese gods were looking out for us and all the cheese was kept cold 🙂
We are also very lucky in that we have an excellent fridge repair team who generally respond within hours and they came out to assess things. Unfortunately it was a bigger issue than they first thought and so it took a few days to get the replacement parts but all was eventually restored! Our wonderful customers were hugely understanding of the situation and our brilliant staff took all the cheese movements in their stride.
But what news from here… We have added anther cheese to our counter in the shape of Sparkenhoe Blue. We often get asked for unpasteurised British blue cheeses and the Sparkenhoe Blue fits the bill perfectly. It is made in the heart of Stilton country, creamy in texture and subtly flavoured with blue mould. It has fast become a favourite with all of us here.
I am constantly wiggling our cheeses around in the counter with the hope that I can create space for another as although I am so proud of the range of cheeses that we offer, I would always like to add more. There are 1000s of delicious cheeses out there and we only get to experience such a few of them. The fabulous range of cheeses that we offer is what makes our shop so very unique!