AUBURN, CA– BriarPatch Food Co-op is proud to offer Breaking the Mold, a wine and cheese tasting to celebrate American Cheese Month. The event features sampling of five hand-selected pairings from members of our culinary team and expert wine and cheese vendors. 

BriarPatch Auburn Cheese Island. Photo credit Chelle Wheatley
BriarPatch Auburn Cheese Island. Photo credit Chelle Wheatley

May is American Cheese Month, a grassroots celebration of North America’s artisan and specialty cheeses, and through this event BriarPatch is celebrating the artisan makers across the country who put all the love into making some of the world’s best cheese (Move over, France!).  

We’ll milk the evening for all it’s worth, sampling five delicious cheeses from our famed ‘Cheese Island’ expertly paired with five U.S.-based wines by Amanda Simpson of Serendipity Wines, one of our favorite distributors. 

Fromage enthusiasts from the BriarPatch culinary team will walk attendees through a journey from creamy and smooth to rich and blue, with lots to savor in between. Attendees will take home their own wine glass as a fun memento of the evening.   

Cheeseboard - Photo Credit Rebecca Torpie
Cheeseboard – Photo Credit Rebecca Torpie

American Cheese Month celebrates the entire community that helps bring cheese to the table, and in that spirit, BriarPatch is donating a portion of the proceeds to the California Farmer Justice Collaborative. The CFJC’s mission is to build a fair food system, challenge historic racism and oppression, and regrow agriculture with farmers of color at the center and directing its course. In 2017, CFJC worked to pass the Farmer Equity Act, adding a definition of Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher to the California Food and Agriculture Code.   

Ever wind up with lots of little leftover bits in the cheese drawer? Here’s a classic French way to use up those delicious, but maybe-too-small-to-serve pieces of cheese in your fridge: Fromage Fort – BriarPatch Food Co-op 

Learn more about/sign up for the event at: Breaking the Mold: A Cheese & Wine Pairing at BriarPatch Auburn – BriarPatch Food Co-op (briarpatchfoodcoop.com) 

Learn more about the California Farmer Justice Collaborative at: California Farmer Justice Collaborative 

WHAT: Breaking the Mold – A Wine and Cheese Tasting to Celebrate American Cheese Month 

WHEN: May 16th, 2024, from 5-6:30 

WHERE: BriarPatch Food Co-op Auburn Patio – 2505 Bell Road, Auburn