Pictured above is Ian from Bruny Island Cheese going about his business of offering all the goodies there to a customer/tourist in their outlet/factory on Bruny. Rita called in to meet the famous Nick Haddow, and see exactly what goes on there, the other day.
The setup is very well done, with their shop offering a variety of their own and local goodies, like ice cream, woodfired oven bread, cakes, anzac bikkies, dried muscatel clusters (to have with your cheese) and chutney, as well as their obligatory cheese.
Ian took us through a cheese tasting, then very kindly allowed a small group of us out the back into the cheesemaking area to explain the process to us.
For a fabulous day trip, you could do much worse than trekking across to Bruny ($25 for the return trip on the ferry; timetable is in the phone book under 'B' for Bruny Island Ferry timetable), and calling in to Get Shucked for some oysters, Bruny Island Cheese, Hiba for some fudge, then the winery down there.
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How does that compare with Grandvewe?
Why can't they do it on out mainland, Rita?
Bruny bores me and the ferry is such a nuisance.
I'm a lazy bugger, eh?
Looks great though...
It dosn't.
If you like plastic wrapped fermenting sour soap. youll love grandvewe soaps I mean cheeses.
Their product is way overpriced. Typical mainlanders cashing in on unsuspecting tourists-no one here buys their stuff
Funny - I like both Bruny and Grandewe in small doses, But given the choice between them and and an italian/french of similar type I will go with the European. Though if the Roqufort I had at 373 the other night was any indication I'm heading back to aussie cheeses. (Yes I know I owe a review, I'm drowning under marking currently).
Funny, there was a repeat of a Food Lovers' Guide on about that date with a trip to Bruny Island which included Nick H. He is very passionate & deserves to succeed.
PS love the idea of promoting great service - a positive in the industry,
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