Wine and Cheese at Blue Corn Cafe

 

Please join us February 28th for a 4 course wine and cheese dinner featuring Hillsborough Cheese Company and Chef Antonio Rios. Each of our courses will highlight at least one of our local cheeses. This wonderful dinner will all be paired with wines of Spain. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm and requires reservations. For more information, call: (919)286-9600.

Jujube Restaurant and HCC!

Hillsborough Cheese Company is beyond pleased to have partnered with Jujube Restaurant in Chapel Hill, providing several cheeses for Chef Charlie Deal and his partner, Julian Benfey, to concoct some great new dishes (Watermelon Beet Salad with our amazing cow feta and a Cucumber Mango Salad with our Lebna). Jujube will also be using a select few chevre flavors, so stay tuned in the near future for those.  We have always been blown away by the quality and detail that Chef Deal brings; Jujube has been a favorite restaurant of ours since day one, and we couldn’t be more proud to help make it even more amazing. Jujube is opening a new tapas bar in Durham this summer called Juju, and we have no doubt it will be equally as successful as Jujube has been.  Make sure you grab a meal at Jujube now, and Juju later this summer!

 

2014 Best of the Triangle Finalist!

For the third year running, our amazing customers have nominated us for the Independent’s Best of the Triangle in the “Best local cheese producer” category! We cannot thank you enough for your continued support over the years – we are beyond lucky to continue to do what we love, while supporting the amazing local food culture in the Triangle.  There will be a big Best of the Triangle party one June 7 at Durham Central Park – definitely plan to be there for food, music and fun!  Thank you all so much for considering us to be one of the best cheesemakers in the Triangle!

Bin 54 and HCC!

Hillsborough Cheese Company is more than happy to announce (a month overdue!) a new partnership with Bin 54 in Chapel Hill!  Owned by George Bakatsias, a much loved and respected restaurateur,  Bin 54 is truly extreme fine dining, and it is located in Chapel Hill, at Glen Lennox.  Executive Chef Kevin Draper uses only the finest ingredients (that’s why he picked us, right?!), and always has a menu filled with mouth-watering morsels, which changes seasonally.  Chef Draper is currently using our goat cheese, as well as some of our aged cheeses, to compliment his menu.  If you are looking for a superlative dining experience for a special occasion, or just a lovely night out, go check out Bin 54!

Return of the Figs!

If you’ve never tried a North Carolina fig then you’ve never lived!  Ok, well, they are pretty good and it’s wonderful that we can have even a short growing season for figs here.  They may not be as sweet as Mediterranean figs, but they still are tasty and local!  We will be bringing figs to market for the next few weeks, and there should be plenty! The trees are enormous and Cindy has been super busy picking them for you!  We’ve also mixed up a batch of customer favorite Honey Fig Chevre that we will be bringing to market for the next few weeks (well, bringing a different batch each time!).  Here are some photos to stimulate your taste buds!

Reminder for Tomorrow! Artisan Cheese Fest!

Hillsborough Cheese Company has the wonderful privilege to be a participating vendor at this summer’s hottest cheese event in the Triangle: The First Annual Artisan Cheese Fest!  Hosted by the Durham Cookery, the festival will showcase several area cheesemakers (including yours truly!), as well as several other area businesses which support and compliment artisan cheese, from bakeries to local grocers and specialty shops.  In addition to sampling products from all these great local businesses, there will be beer and wine, and The American Meltdown food truck will be supplying some excellent fare for lunch.  Best of all: it’s completely FREE!  Join us on June 29th from 1-4pm for tastings, but hang out all day for the company and some beverages. 

Artisan Cheese Fest June 29th

Hillsborough Cheese Company has the wonderful privilege to be a participating vendor at this summer’s hottest cheese event in the Triangle: The First Annual Artisan Cheese Fest!  Hosted by the Durham Cookery, the festival will showcase several area cheesemakers (including yours truly!), as well as several other area businesses which support and compliment artisan cheese, from bakeries to local grocers and specialty shops.  In addition to sampling products from all these great local businesses, there will be beer and wine, and The American Meltdown food truck will be supplying some excellent fare for lunch.  Best of all: it’s completely FREE!  Join us on June 29th from 1-4pm for tastings, but hang out all day for the company and some beverages.