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Harrison's avatar

I tend to be more into harder French cheeses like Gruyere but this sounds so good

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Jennifer Earle (Jen)'s avatar

I loved reading this. I didn't know there was a goat's cheese season! I was told that barnyard taste was because the Billy goat was near the milk and contaminated it. These are the same kinds of stories I love telling on my tours (but we don't usually visit cheese shops as I don't yet know enough about cheese!).

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Kara Daly's avatar

Can relate to wild-eyed shouting about lavendar and thyme!

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

It's a fun club :)

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Jaqueline Leftwich's avatar

I grew up in France and goat cheese was always one of my favorite cheeses, but I had not idea about this! Thank you! Now, next time I eat it I’ll have a much better appreciation of it!

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

Thanks for reading, Jaqueline!

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Morgan's avatar

This was such a great read! Just got back from my first trip to France and everything I ate was truly the best version.

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Dana's avatar

I absolutely loved this post, my lovely "food person" friend!

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Jacquimalacki's avatar

This was such a beautiful read. Thank you!

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Barbara S.'s avatar

I took one of your tours in 2018, and I can't tell you how many people I've recommended it to since. I'm a bit of a Francophile, lived in Paris as a student (a long time ago...), so not a total novice when it come to Parisian food, but I learned SO much and had such a fun time. And, of course, ate very well.

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Kelly Patchet's avatar

Fascinating! I love learning why things taste the way they do. (Wishing I could do a food tour with you this summer.)

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Tamela Erwin's avatar

I'm hoping we can taste a seasonal goat cheese on my tour with you at the end of this month.

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

I'm hoping that, too! See you soon, Tamela :)

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Faith Campbell's avatar

Great article. Hoping for my own life changing cheese experience in a week and a half! Looking forward to our walking tour.

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

Hooray! We look forward to welcoming on the 18th!

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Laurie's avatar

Love this so much! Thank you Meg!!

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

Aw, thanks Laurie!

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Jaíne Mackievicz's avatar

I’m so glad the magic of this cheese made you change your life so now you can keep on changing our lives.

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

You say the sweetest things :)

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JimD's avatar

What a charming post! Thank you, Meg.

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

Thanks Jim!

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Alex Saad's avatar

I remember the experience of tasting goat cheese with thyme flavor in one of your cheese explosion session that you led. You told us then that the flavor comes from what the goats were eating. I have told the story numerous times to friends and colleagues. It’s amazing! Thank you

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing, Alex. So glad that we got to goat together.

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rraragon's avatar

I can totally relate! Was it six or seven years ago that I took my first Paris by Mouth cheese tour with you? I have re-told your story about Saint-Nicholas cheese to many others, and I look for it each spring. Absolutely sublime.

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Meg Zimbeck's avatar

Regina! I think we're coming up on the 10 year anniversary of our tour - wasn't it May 2013? We were as young as those goat cheeses :)

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rraragon's avatar

Oh my! Yes, much younger then, and I think the last three have to be counted in dog years (at least when it comes to my memory!).

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