View all classes available on this season's calendar here. Classes fill up quickly, so sign up for our CHEEZ E-MAIL, and you'll be the first to know when we have a new schedule! Whether it's Cheese 101, an andvanced wine and cheese pairing class or beer and cheese for which you crave knowledge, we've got it all.
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| Beer & Cheese Basics | ||||
| 07.07.09 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Chris Munsey |
$65.00 | Available | |
| Wine and cheese get all the headlines but many cheese lovers think beer is better. Join Murray's Wholesale Manager Chris Munsey for a pairing session that's sure to open your eyes to a new world of flavor. Whether it's pairing light, spicy wheat beers with tangy citric goat cheese or matching up those toffee notes in your ale with a salty aged sheep cheese, we guarantee that once you take this class, you, too, will be singing the praise of beer and cheese pairing. | ||||
| The Harmony of Wine & Cheese AT CITY WINERY | ||||
| 07.07.09 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
$65.00 | Available | ||
| Murray's Cheese and City Winery are pairing up for what we both, respectively, do best: wine and cheese. While it's difficult to imagine not enjoying a sip of wine with a hunk of your favorite cheese, certain combinations will particularly titillate your tongue and make your soul sing. Join us for a whirlwind tour of the wine and cheese world as we sample red, white, and dessert wines around the world. Learn what cheese types best match these wines and get insider tips on how to find the right match on your own. NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL OCCUR AT CITY WINERY 155 VARICK STREET | ||||
| Cheese 101 | ||||
| 07.08.09 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Murray's Staff |
$50.00 | Available | |
| Do you love cheese? Of course. Do you want to know more about it? Of course. Cheese 101 is the best place to start-hey, even some of best cheesemongers began here. Sit and relax over a plate of some of Murray's best cheeses as our staff bares the basics. Let us guide you through a scrumptious tasting of fresh and bloomy cheeses, washed rind and aged, plus a variety of cow, sheep, and goat cheese, all while learning about cheese-making and cheese-pairing fundamentals. Leave with your new-found knowledge and order with a new kind of know-how the next time you're at our cheese counter. | ||||
| Summer in Spain | ||||
| 07.13.09 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Kerin Auth & Chris Munsey |
$65.00 | Available | |
| No regional borders, no themes or focuses, simply put . . . the most divine mouthfuls we've encountered during our many hours of delicious research. Freshly released 2008 whites and rosados, dry sherry, a sweet sparkler and a ripe and juicy red, will paint your glasses and splash your palate during the sunset hours of July. Kerin Auth, partner in the East Village Spanish wine boutique Tinto Fino, and Chris Munsey, Murray's Wholesale Manager, transport your senses to Spain for a midsummer night's dream. | ||||
| Mystery of the Caves | ||||
| 07.14.09 6:30 - 8:30 PM |
Michael Anderson |
$75.00 | Available | |
| See why Conde Nast Traveler named Murray's Cheese Caves one of the 50 Coolest Places to see in the world. Murray's affineur Michael Anderson shares the world of cheese caves with you. What are cheese caves, anyway? Is magic taking place? Take a tour of the subterranean caves at Murray's and find out exactly what goes on in there. Learn about basic affinage practices and the elementary science behind what happens to cheeses as they age. | ||||
| Mozzarella Making with Murray's | ||||
| 07.20.09 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
$50.00 | Available | ||
| Mild and milky, smooth and silky: any way you stretch it, we love fresh mozzarella! And in this hands-on crash course we'll teach you how to make it at home. First we'll set you straight on coagulation as we demonstrate how milk turns from fluid to firm curds. Then we'll all roll up our sleeves to turn curds into the beautiful balls that we know as fresh mozzarella. Taste several samples of fresh pasta filata (pulled curd) style cheeses (think Mozzarella, Bufala, Burrata, oh my!), enjoy a glass of wine, and bring home your own mozzarella masterpiece. | ||||
| Cheese 101 | ||||
| 07.23.09 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Louise Geller |
$50.00 | Available | |
| Do you love cheese? Of course. Do you want to know more about it? Of course. Cheese 101 is the best place to start-hey, even some of best cheesemongers began here. Sit and relax over a plate of some of Murray's best cheeses as our staff bares the basics. Let us guide you through a scrumptious tasting of fresh and bloomy cheeses, washed rind and aged, plus a variety of cow, sheep, and goat cheese, all while learning about cheese-making and cheese-pairing fundamentals. Leave with your new-found knowledge and order with a new kind of know-how the next time you're at our cheese counter. | ||||
| Around the World in 7 Pairings | ||||
| 07.29.09 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Lara Lewis & Taylor Cocalis |
$65.00 | Available | |
| Lara Lewis, Wine Specialist at Oriel Wines, highlights the dynamic portfolio of the Oriel brand while she takes us on a whirlwind tour of the wine world: France, Italy, Spain, the US, and back again. We'll go old world and new world, south of the Equator and north. Learn about geographic idiosyncrasies unique to the wine producing regions of the worlds and taste some of the special gems each country has to offer. Taylor Cocalis, Murray's Director of Events & Education, pairs fromage, formaggio, käse, queso, and cheese to match. | ||||
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