But is Uptown urban? Can it be, with big box stores right in the middle of it? Now, the neighborhood formerly known as the Galleria has become Uptown - a name sourced from upper Manhattan and Billy Joel - a label connoting an upscale urban neighborhood close to the core of the city. Houston developed so rapidly that townhouses and office buildings soon sprung up all around the Galleria, making the neighborhood, as Polly Morrice writes in her Cite essay on the radical remaking of Uptown, one of the more mixed commercial/residential areas in Houston. When Gerald Hines built the anchor to the Galleria mall in 1970, it set a new precedent in the mall explosion of its times: giant, chain department stores connected together by hallways lined with other chain stores, flanked by widespread parking on all sides, located on the edge of town - a new and private Main Street giving shoppers an opportunity to buy things without having to go downtown. This Vermont cheese has undertones of fruit and buttermilk, and is washed with kombucha for added notes of jasmine and lavender.Cosmopolitan apartment tower (Brand + Allen, 2008) seen from Whole Foods parking lot. 23: Cellars at Jasper Hill Kombucha Willoughby $8.99/unit ($8.09 for Prime members) The result is a well-balanced, mild and creamy goat cheese.ĭec. This cheese is made from the milk of Murciana goats and soaked in red wine for three days. 22: Mitica Drunken Goat $9/unit ($8.10 for Prime members) 21: Rogue Creamery Organic Enraptured Blue 12.99/unit ($11.69 for Prime members)Ī blue cheese that’s soaked in a blend of Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel wines for a bold and buttery flavor with notes of berries.ĭec. This Wisconsin cheese is carefully aged for a smooth and creamy texture.ĭec. 20: Saxon Creamery Hika Bay $4.99/lb ($4.49 for Prime members) This raw milk cheese is only produced from May through October and is sweet and earthy with fruit-forward notes.ĭec. 19: Uplands Cheese Company Pleasant Ridge Reserve 12.95/lb ($11.65 for Prime members) 18: Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog $13.99/lb ($12.59 for Prime members).Īn American cheese similar to soft-ripened goat cheese.ĭec. This raw milk cheddar comes from one of only three traditional producers remaining in the UK, boasting a rich and creamy texture with a hint of spice.ĭec. 17: Neal’s Yard Dairy Keen’s Cheddar $11.49/lb ($10.34 for Prime members) This French cheese is slightly salty and earthy.ĭec. 16: Mons Camembert $4.99/unit ($4.49 for Prime members) 15: Vermont Creamery Bijou $4.99/unit ($4.49 for Prime members)īijou - the French word for “jewel” - has citrus-forward flavors with a hint of nuts.ĭec. This Swiss cheese is full-flavored with tangy fruit and classic nuttiness that’s perfect for fondue, paired with roasted meats, potatos or apple pie.ĭec. 14: Kaltbach Cave Aged Le Gruyère $9.95/lb ($8.95 for Prime members) 13: Esquirrou Petit Ossau-Iraty $11.99/lb ($10.79 for Prime members)ĭec. Rich and flavorful raw milk gouda laced generously with truffles.ĭec. 12: Klare Melk Truffle Gouda $10.99/lb ($9.89 for Prime members) Here’s the full list of Whole Foods 12 Days of Cheese (discounted prices vary per region).ĭec. Grocery chain Aldi is also selling a Happy Farms Preferred Advent Cheese Calendar at the special retail price of $12.99 featuring a 16.9-ounce servings of 24 imported mini cheeses in varieties like gouda, cheddar, Red Leicester and Havarti.Īlso read: People are dropping upwards of $200 on novelty advent calendars So it’s no surprise that cheese continues to take a bigger slice out of holiday gift giving. The global cheese market has grown at a rate of 4.4% each year, and is estimated to exceed $100 billion by 2019. There’s an aged goat cheese from Vermont originally priced at $9.99 that would retail at $4.99 ($3.99 for Prime members) a Kombucha Willoughby cheese with undertones of buttermilk and fruit that’s normally around $25.99 on sale for $12.99 ($10.39 for Prime members) and a mild and creamy Mitica Drunken Goat cheese made with milk from Murciana goats and soaked for three days in a Spanish red wine, originally $16.99 per pound, and on sale for $8 (or around $7 for Prime members).Ĭheese lovers are spending a lot of cheddar. The cheesy specials include Cypress Grove Chevre Humboldt Fog, a soft-ripened American cheese that normally retails for $27.99 per pound that will be around $13.99 ($11 for Prime members). Each day, a different cheese variety will be half-off, and Amazon Prime members can also get an additional 10% off the already discounted price of each day of cheese.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |