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Fourth of July Picks: My Country ‘Tis of Cheese!
The Fourth of July is a time for sparklers, s’mores, slaw, and sun. Everyone spends the day grilling the same old hotdogs and burgers. I’m here to tell… Read More
Declare Ham Independence! Monday, July 2nd
Join in the celebration of La Quercia’s American artisan prosciutto, handmade from sustainably raised pork from the frontier territories. Let’s toast our independence, eat some delicious cured meats… Read More
So You Want to Be a Cheese Whiz…Without Eating Cheez Whiz
As Murray’s Bleecker Street store’s newest cheesemonger, I know that cheese can be a little intimidating—particularly when you’re staring at over 350 in our cheese case! The fact… Read More
The Greatest Email We’ve Ever Received
We get a lot of great emails from customers gushing about how much they adore their latest cheese find, or how they had a great party, or asking… Read More





Murray Greenberg (never met him; he died before I got here) was a Jewish Spanish civil war veteran and communist who opened a wholesale butter and egg shop a few doors up Cornelia street in 1940. The old timers tell me that even though he was an old leftie, he was still a street smart capitalist who used to buy cheese cheap and trim it and sell it. 




