Grate it, pair it or simply slice and serve it. Do what you please with your favorite cheese; just make sure you have the right tools to do it.
Alice and Amelia, 4432 Magazine St., New Orleans, (504) 502-6206, shopaliceandamelia.com. Max McCalman’s Wine + Cheese Pairing Swatchbook, $14.95; wood box cheese grater, $32; small wood serving board, $25; cheese utensils, $12 each.
Two champions of this classic comfort food — authors Heidi Gibson, winner of seven grilled-cheese championships, and Nate Pollack, her husband and co-owner of the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in San Francisco — share recipes, techniques and shopping tips for choosing the best bread and cheese to make sandwiches that ooze with flavor.
Fleurty Girl, 617 Chartres St. and 3137 Magazine St., New Orleans, (504) 301-2557, fleurtygirl.net. Grilled Cheese Kitchen book, $19.95.
Handcrafted from kiln-dried raw Acacia wood planks, this serving board is carved with two channels designed to hold nuts, olives and whatever else you like to serve alongside your cheese selection.
Rose Lynn's Hallmark, 808 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-3319, roselynnshallmark.com. Oblong Acacia wood serving board (21.5 inches by 8.75 inches) finished with food-safe wax, $46.95.
From Creative Co-op’s Modern Cottage collection, this glass cloche set will keep your cheesier interests covered and protected while also showing off the utter goodness they hold.
Little Miss Muffin, 766 Harrison Ave., New Orleans, (504) 482-8200, shoplittlemissmuffin.com. Creative Co-op round glass cloche and 11.5-inch rattan base, $130.
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