A small store on an unsophisticated street behind the Vatican …a sight to behold – artisanal cheeses, 400 of them. There must have been more than 50 types of pecorino, from soft and sweet (like butter) to mature and piccante for grating – milk from cows grazing in particular valleys, winter pasturage or summer, aged in caves, rubbed with ashes, wrapped in bay leaves and on and on. And salamis , too. I guess maybe available in American cities but then I am a Cape Cod girl, big city offerings not an option. This is the store where Lia bought the gorgonzola dolce…and we wanted more. As we talked to the owner, he said a restauranteur friend in New York buys from him and offers a cheese plate on his menu at Celeste, I think he said on Via Amsterdam.
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