As much as I love being able to take advantage of all that city life has to offer sometimes it’s just as nice to be able to wind down and have a relaxing night in. Several weeks ago, a friend of mine and I decided to do a wine and cheese night.
To gather our necessary supplies, we ventured to my favorite Chicago grocery store, Fox & Obel in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. The only problem with this brilliant wine and cheese night idea was that neither one of us knew practically anything about wine or cheese. (I guess my college years of enjoying Andre and Yellow Tail didn’t exactly make me a wine connoisseur. Not to mention, the extent of my cheese knowledge was knowing that KRAFT singles were always a must when making a proper grilled cheese sandwich). So when we got to Fox & Obel we were a bit overwhelmed to say the least. Luckily, Fox & Obel had a great wine sommelier on staff that helped us pick two great wines, both at reasonable prices. The sommelier even suggested what types of cheeses to pair with our wine selections. We ended up with a red and white wine and six different cheeses to enjoy.
It was great getting to try something a bit outside my comfort zone, and with great success!
2 comments:
Fends! I think that you don't give yourself enough credit when it comes to cheese. At least, you failed to mention your FAMOUS brie and croissant duo. If I remember correctly, we paired that with some Barefoot and YELLOWtail many times. :)
nice cutting board!
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