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Two brown boxes found their way to our front door today, thanks to the man in brown (where was Paul today?). Inside each box packed loving lovely with a Styrofoam inner core, shredded cardboard and frozen gel packs, to keep it at the perfect temperature, was my newest cheese find.

Hailing from Logdsen, OR on the Oregon Central Coast north of Newport and just west of Salem. Rivers Edge Chevre is just one of my many recent west coast finds. Small producers who don't use distributors and producing on this coast is my goal for the summer. I've gathered up quite the list of them that I feel are up to the quality levels I expect from the greatest cheese makers around the globe.

Here's what I found in the box... Saint Olga, Illahee Tomme, Up in Smoke and Full Moon. Pat also sent me some great samples. One for sure I'll be including in the next order, Humbug Mountain. The name caught my eye and I almost included it this time, but I try not to over do it too much on new products ;-). The rich flavor and creamy texture with the addition of just a hint of ash make for a great cheese worthy of anyones cheese plate.

Want the full descriptions of these great cheeses? Come visit me, just ask for the cheese steward next time you are in. Can't wait that long? You can always get our current menus online. Here's the link to the cheese menu.

Okay on to the project of creating descriptions and pricing these latest finds.