September 2010

Stop by the shop on Saturday for another tasting in our Monthly Tasting Series. We will be featuring Guinness (on tap all day) with some of our favorite cheeses to go with stout. We hope to see you there!

Join us at Blue Ginger for an evening with Australian Wine Maker John Larchet.

Enjoy delicious food from Boston's top chefs and help fight cancer at Friends of Dana-Farber's 13th annual "Chefs Cooking for Hope."

Event Info

Stop by the shop all day on Saturday for a special Super Bowl tasting event at the shop.

Spectacular wine dinner with Award Winning Winemaker of the year!
$75.00 per person for a 4-course meal including wine (excluding tax and gratuity 

If you thought you knew wine and cheese, think again.  Join us as Steve Wasik, Cheese Meister Extraordinaire, leads us through the ins and outs of pairing these delicious substances (both a product of fermentation) with one another.  Steve is the owner/proprietor of the Wellesley Cheese Shop (one of the oldest and busiest full service cheese counters in the United States) known to the locals as simply ‘Wasik’s’.  Joining him will be Len Presutti, the Corporate Wine Educator of the Martignetti Companies and a Certified Wine Educator to enlighten us concerning the specific wines chosen.  This is sure to sell out so don’t hesitate! - Ticket Info

Brad from Wasik's Cheese Shop will be joining Shore Gregory of Island Creek and Duncan Clauss of Aspen Brewing Company for this truly exciting pairing. He will be featuring some of his favorite cheeses that match well with serious craft beers. This will be and informal class/seminar discussing the pairings of three of our favorite things - cheese, oysters, and beer.

Jorge Ordonez Wine Dinner at Blue Ginger. Join Steve and Carol at Blue Ginger for another exciting wine dinner. Please contact Blue Ginger for reservations.

Lisa Zwirn, author of Christmas Cookies - 50 Recipes To Treasure For the Holiday Season, will be at the shop for a book signing from Noon-2pm on Saturday. Stop by the shop to meet her and try some of her favorite recipes. 

We will be having a Sullivan Harbor Farm Smoked Salmon Tasting in the shop on Saturday. Please shop by to enjoy one of our favorite products and meet the people behind the best tasting smoked fish we have ever had. The philosophy at Sullivan Harbor Farm is simple: No shortcuts! Small batches, old-world methods and fanatical attention to quality at each step. Come in the Shop and try some for yourself!

The shop will be open on the Sunday before Thanksgiving from 10am-4pm. 

Brian and Brad will teach a Beer and Cheese Seminar along side Bill Leahy, Harpoon's Fine Dinning Specialist, at 51 Lincoln in Newton, Ma. More into to come. Please contact 51 Lincoln to reserve your spot.

Join us at Blue Ginger for a very special Chilean Wine Dinner. Ming will prepare a multi-course meal paired with the featured wines. The boys will be on hand to discuss the cheeses served for the after-dinner cheese course. Please contact Blue Ginger for reservations.

Patriot's Day Weekend = Terrific and Unique Boston Holiday. Harpoon IPA = Terrific and Unique Boston Beer. We will be celebrating both on Saturday at the shop. Stop by for a pint!

Join us at Blue Ginger for a very special wine dinner with renowned wine importer Jorge Ordonez and Ming Tsai. Ming will prepare a four-course meal paired with several of Jorge Ordonez's wines. Steve will be on hand to discuss and serve a cheese course. Please contact Blue Ginger for reservations.

We will once again take Kevin and Jill's Bistro by storm with more cheese than anyone could possibly eat. The boys will chose three flights of cheese and Bob Harkey will pair several different wines to go with them. This is always a great night and we look forward to seeing you there. Please contact Coriander to reserve your table soon.

To continue our 30th anniversary celebration we will have a Guinness tasting throughout the day on Saturday. Stop by for a beer and bite of cheese. Feel free to bring your own pint glass - you wouldn’t be the first.

Diego Cusumano will be joining us at La Morra in Brookline for a Sicilian Wine Dinner. He crafts wines of the 'new' Sicily, typified by outstanding varietal expression, rich flavors, and a sensuality that can only be born under the Sicilian sun. Chef Josh Ziskin will prepare a traditional four-course Silician meal and will also feature a cheese course from Wasik's after the meal. Steve and Brad will be on hand to discuss the cheese and wine pairing and answer any questions. Please contact La Morra for reservations and details.

Join a star-studded list of James Beard Foundation Award-winning chefs and several of the hottest up-and-coming faces on the Boston restaurant scene for a walk-around tasting featuring their signature dishes.

Please join Wasik's Cheese Shop along with many others at one of our favorite events of the year. Sip champagne, enjoy delicious food from Boston's top chefs and help fight cancer at the Friends of Dana Farber's 10th annual "Chefs Cooking for Hope." Chefs from Boston's most popular restaurants will serve their signature specialties at this culinary extravaganza. Tickets are $100 and all proceeds will help fund cancer research and care at Dana-Farber.