Now that you’re mingling with Vixens, it’s time to pop the Champagne, pull out the silver, and break out the fresh berries. The following knockouts from France are selected with the purist in mind. You could easily prepare a similar board, just as stunning, with American-made craft cheeses (I said craft, not Kraft, dahhhlink), but it wouldn’t quell the lusty Francophile in quite the same way.
With this cheese board, Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf, preferably on vinyl, are essential pairings for the ears. Wear mules, satin robes.
Valençay (page 82)
Délice de Bourgogne (page 95)
Comté (page 121)
Morbier (page 151)
Carles Roquefort (page 92)
Suggested accompaniments: blackberries, strawberries, pears, cherry caramelized pecans, ginger thins, a whopping good baguette.