Cheese week?
I must admit I was completely oblivious to this news. Well, I was going to celebrate surviving tomorrow's meeting by buying a guitar on Thursday, but now I think I might just buy the equivalent weight in Stilton instead.

As for despair...well, just look at passes for 'cheese' in the States.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 9:52, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Spray on cheese...
it's just not right, is it?
(berk, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 9:56, Reply)

that bright yellow liquid nacho cheese is just wrong as well.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:00, Reply)

If you're talking about Queso
it has it's place in Texmex.

Spray Nacho cheese is sinful.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:06, Reply)

Cheese in America?
All one texture in multiple hues, just with a different name on each packet.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 9:57, Reply)

texture taste, and that is of cardboard.
(berk, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:00, Reply)

Not so.
www.artisanalcheese.com/prodinfo.asp?number=16055

They do make the schoolboy error of calling it 'artisanal' though.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)

Even some of those cheeses
can be magically woeful - best cheese I ever had in America was in New York. It was from France.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:24, Reply)

Haha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)

I had some awesome Amish cheese in Georgia
their cheesecake was the best I've ever had as well.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:27, Reply)

"Art is Anal Cheese"?
That sounds unpleasant.

I imagine their URL has similar problems to "therapist.com"
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:24, Reply)

There are some great artisan cheesemakers in the US.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:08, Reply)

This is true, and similar for beer and no doubt various other things,
the trouble is that the general populace in the States is even more collectively retarded than ours, so the good stuff can be tricky to find.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:12, Reply)

True enough,
It's just that the 'Americans are all cunts' stance that is so popular in this country is as lazy, ignorant and stupid as the lowest-common-denominator Americans it is supposed to be deriding.

It does annoy me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)

I drank so many fantastic American beers at the beer festival this year, it saddens me that I shall never be able to purchase them here.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:23, Reply)

This is one thing I will defend vigorously
and I do know a place in Borough where you can buy them - I get some every now and again.

Day trip HOOOOOOOOO
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:24, Reply)

You don't mean Utobeer by any chance, do you?
He does have a good selection there.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:26, Reply)

It is indeed.
Only place I've ever found Flying Dog outside the US.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)

Well, the Rake, round the corner from there, does tend to have the stuff in the fridge
I believe that's where I first tried Flying Dog's IPA. Of course, they will charge you a horrifically inflated price for the privelige.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 28 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)