Neal's Yard Dairy is the jewel in the crown of local cheesemongering in London. They buy cheese from about seventy cheesemakers on farms around Britain and Ireland and stay in close contact both with the producers and the customers who come to their two shops in Neal's Yard (Covent Garden) and Borough Market (near London Bridge.) They see the shop counter as a vital part of what they do -- there they offer and "sometimes insist" that you taste the cheese before buying. I did; taste and buy. A small piece of Tunworth, a soft cows milk cheese made at Hyde Farm in Hampshire. Back at the hotel, it's just the right temperature and consistency -- mmmm. I understand they also export to shops on the East and West coasts in the USA. But, for us, in NY, is that really eating locally? Columbia Market on 114th and Broadway has excellent cheesemakers from the Hudson Valley.
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