Truffe or Dare

Want to watch people get squinty and possessive? Serve up Truffle Tremor, Cypress Grove’s latest and greatest cheese hit. Wasn’t enough that they gave us the ever popular Humboldt Fog. This one’s not a thinky cheese, it’s more of a sexy crowd-pleaser — snowy, crumbly goat curd is shot through with musky bits of black truffle, enveloped in a thin, melty layer and encased in a soft white rind. The half pound hunk I got was gone in a flash, the hind rind practically licked down for oozy goodness. I’m sure they weren’t thinking of earthquakes when they came up with the name — this is the kind of cheese you could seduce someone with. Throw in some oysters and a bottle of champs and you’ll have to beat them off (with a stick).
Truffle Tremor is $22.99/lb. at Murray’s.