With the holidays fast approaching, you might be starting to think about what sorts of tasty snacks to put out when company comes to town. You can’t go wrong with a nicely composed cheese plate — but don’t just cube some cheddar and call it a day! Try our suggestions for a well-rounded fall cheese tray...
The winners have been chosen in this year’s State Fair competitions for California’s best beers, wines and cheeses, and Nugget Markets is happy to stock many of the top finishers! We’ve put together this handy guide to pairing these award-winning cheeses, beers and wines to create true gold-medal taste!
Treat dad like a king this Father’s Day with these regal cheese(burger) and beer pairings, specially created by pro cheesemongers! Go the extra mile and grill up a juicy burger to top with one of these fantastic cheeses, then pair your creation with a complementary local brew!
Our specialty cheese mongers have put together cheese and beer pairings to help you treat Dad like a king this Father’s Day! Grill up a juicy burger, top it with your cheese of choice, add your favorite garnishes such as avocado, bacon, or spicy mustard, and pair with a local brew that will complement your juicy creation!
Our region is home to a vast number of local breweries, all producing unique thirst-quenching suds. In the name of easy entertaining and great food and drink, we've paired a few of our favorite local brews with cheeses that make for an extraordinary snacking experience. Whether you’re celebrating the graduating class of 2015, a bride-to-be or the father you love and appreciate, making an appetizer that will impress your guests’ palates is simple when working with these cheese and beer pairings!
Double and triple crème bries are deliciously thick and creamy cheeses, but where do they get that ooey, gooey goodness? The answer is in the crème! Here are a few of our favorite pairings to further tempt your palate.
In honor of our favorite beers, we've got amazing pairing suggestions to complement amber ales, lagers and pilsners, pale ales & IPAs, and Hefeweisen & wheat beers.
When it comes to pairing caramel with cheese, there's really no gray area! Bongrain St. Agur blue is made in the mountainous Auvergne region in France, and this double crème cow’s milk cheese is decadent and buttery, with characteristic blue-green veining running throughout.
Humboldt Fog is one of the most easily recognizable artisan goat cheeses in America. With a snowy white interior that is divided horizontally in half by a thin, jagged line of edible vegetable ash, this cheese is as delicious as it is memorable.
As a well-established local producer and craft beer pioneer, Rubicon doesn’t monkey around…unless you’re talking about Rubicon’s Monkey Knife Fight Pale Ale and IPA.