Saxelby Cheese, American Farmstead Cheese, New York

Saxelby Cheese Shop in New York City, founded by Anne Saxeleby and Renoit Breal, specializes in American farmstead and artisan cheese sought after by top chefs and cheese lovers everywhere. Their website allows you to curate your own cheese gift assortment cheese-by-cheese (you’re going to get mesmerized by the amazing choices) so you can mix your buttery bries and tangy blues, or you can jump straight to their curated cheese gift sets that include crackers and condiments designed to delight!

Murray’s Cheese, New York

Where Saxelby Cheese features American cheeses, Murray’s Cheese buyers travel regularly in Europe and across the US in search of the new and great artisan cheeses being produced from California to Vermont, and from Athens to Wales. Choose from nutty gouda cheese and mushroomy bries, but trust us, that’s just the warm up.

Not only does Murray’s have an amazing and ever evolving selection of international cheeses, but their website is beautifully designed to help you discover mouth-watering cheese and cheese combinations–even for those who rarely stray beyond buying American, mozzarella, or Cheddar.

Choose individual cheeses (there’s no way you’ll only choose one), or make a quick selection from the pre-matched selections of cheese such as the Taste of Italy sampler, the Best of France selection, or the Cheeses of the World sampler. Maybe add some options from their Charcuterie selections, or other specialty foods Murray’s offers (crackers, jams, nuts, etc.), and there is no doubt your gift will be remembered.

Cowgirl Creamery, Artisanal Organic Cheese Gifts

Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, like other dairies that lovingly produce world-class cheese, could have been one of the many businesses that succumbed to the Covid crisis. With restaurants closed, food supply chains stymied, cheese demand dropped precipitously. This family-run dairy, famous for their sustainable farming practices, happy cows and amazing cheese, faced a once-in-a-hundred years business crisis. Every decision they made mattered to their cows, their employees, and, yes, to you if their fine cheeses stopped production, or never made it to market.