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explore Driven by Taste Your palate will thank you at every stop on the new Western North Carolina Cheese Trail. By Ivy Lamb I once had a friend who asked everyone she met a very revealing question: "If you had to choose between having cheese or chocolate for the rest of your life, which would it be?" A tough call, but my answer has to be cheese. Much like fine wine, cheese is endlessly variable and complex, ranging from fresh, soft chèvre to aged, hard cheeses such as Gruyère or Parmesan. Maybe I'm biased because of my family - my own mother is a farmstead cheese maker - but personally, I just can't imagine life without salty crumbles of feta, oozy slices of Brie, or nutty wheels of Gouda. So, when I find out my home state has its very own cheese trail - a collective of small, artisanal ★ Diversions Worthy Pursuits LEGEND ILLUSTRATION BY JACK MOLLOY cheese makers in the mountains of western 1. Blue Ridge North Carolina - I know I have to take a Mountain Creamery 2. Daddy's Girl Dairy cheese-themed road trip. 3. English Farmstead I'm driven by more than just my taste Cheese buds; I also want to meet the people who are 4. Heritage keeping a culinary tradition alive. With Homestead more than 40 producers scattered across 5. Looking Glass Creamery the state, North Carolina is a leader in the 6. Mountain Farm South in terms of farmstead cheeses. In7. OakMoon Farm spired by the Vermont Cheese Trail, a group & Creamery of ten cheese makers formed the Western 8. Ripshin Goat Dairy North Carolina Cheese Trail in 2013. 9. Round Mountain Creamery "It's like a wine trail," says Jennifer 10. Yellow Branch Perkins of Looking Glass Creamery, a Cheese founding organizer of the trail. "You get that connection with the cheese maker, and you'll probably discover and learn a lot about cheese while you're out there." English Farmstead Cheese A handmade wooden sign tells me that I've arrived at my first destination: "Cheese around the curve." Located on U.S. 221 North between Boone and Asheville, English Farmstead Cheese is tucked usairwaysmag.com MAY 2014 19 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - May 2014

Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
From the Editor
Making It Happen
Wine & Dine: Encinitas, California
Wine & Dine: Benjamin Steakhouse and The Sea Fire Grill
Diversions: Western North Carolina Cheese Trail
Adventure: California State Parks
Adventure: Kiteboarding
Connections: Everybody's Business
Style Spotlight: Petal Power
Great Escapes: Los Cabos, Mexico
Great Escapes: Melbourne, Florida
Gear Up: Mother's Day
Travel Feature: Victor Hugo's Paris
US Airways Feature: Serving Those Who Serve Us
Hidden Treasure: Central Arkansas
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot & Ankle Surgery
Great Dates: Eastern Music Festival
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
oneworld alliance
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - May 2014