Local Dairy Farmer’s Son Makes Good — Cheese!

by Auntie M on Dec 16, 2008

AND…he’s making it right here in Ancramdale AND Hammertown is going to be selling Amazing Real Live Food Co. cheese at the Barn!

Rory Chase at work. (Photo from Rural Intelligence)

You know how much we love supporting local farmers and businesses — and it’s easy to do when something is this good! Cheesemaker, Rory Chase (who grew up in Pine Plains), and his best friend & business partner, Peter Dessler (a graduate of the Culinary Institute) have built The Amazing Real Live Food Co. into a food force to be reckoned with. The Fresh-Herbed Farmers Cheeses are delectable and the Chaseholm Camembert is truly out of this world…and “world-class”! Clearly, we believe in this product…we’ve been featuring Amazing Real Live Food cheeses at almost all of our Hammertown events.

As if that’s not enough, this cheese is actually GOOD FOR YOU, too!

“My seven years on the West Coast left my palette changed.” says cheesemaker extraordinaire, Rory Chase. “The communities I was living in had a high regard for fermented foods, and the more I learned about the microbiology of these processes, the synergistic effects between the organsims (yeasts and bacteria: “the good ones”) who do much of the pre-digesting and human health and nutrition, and the nature of the auto-intoxication of pathenogenic organisms (yeasts & bacteria: “the bad ones”), the more clearly I could see a role for myself as a maker of food, one whose focus is on feeding people well while at the same time delivering a vital dose of “good bacteria and yeasts”. Remember the majority of the cells in our body are actually bacterium living in our g.i. tract.” Sounds complicated. All we know is we love this cheese and so will you!

So…here’s the deal: We will be selling cheeses from The Amazing Real Live Food Co. this weekend at The Barn in Pine Plains. (Descriptions of cheeses appear below.) You can place your order on line by emailing joan@hammertown.com, give us your credit card number and it will be ready for you to pick up. You can also call Joan to reserve (518.398.7075). WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND contacting us by Friday evening to ensure availability of the cheese you want. We’ve already been making gorgeous and tasty gift baskets for holiday giving with these delicious artisan cheeses. We add the basket, a plate, cocktail napkins, a cheese knife, the cheese (of course) and whatever else you want to include. We package it up beautifully for you and voila….it’s a wonderful local Hudson Valley Gift!

Visit www.amazingreallive.com to find more about this wonderful cheese that EVERYBODY is raving about (also check out this article about Rory and his cheese at Rural Intelligence!)

Yes, Hammertown loves this cheese and we love Rory and Peter — the men behind the cheese.

Farmers Cheeses (in 5 oz containers) $5.50

Fresh Dill: rich texture and delicately “dilly” taste

Roasted Garlic: creamy, sweet and savory with crushed roasted garlic cloves

Perfectly Plain: nothing added, nothing lost; elemental

Fresh Basil & Garlic: this delicious pesto blend is a perennial pleasure

Horseradish: tangy, sharp, tasty and just right

And the incredible:

Chaseholm Camembert (1/2 lb) $8.00: creamy, smooth, buttery and lightly fragrant…perfection!