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Word is that a Wisconsin cheese will make its Hollywood debut in an episode of CSI:NY this Friday.
Back in August, I was at Larry’s Market in Brown Deer picking up about 60 pounds of cheese for a wine and cheese tasting event, when co-owners Steve Ehlers and Patty Peterson told me about a call they’d gotten earlier in the day.
Someone from the Artisan Cheese Gallery in Studio City, California called them looking for nettle gouda, as supposedly there was a plot line in an upcoming episode of CSI:NY about nettles. Larry’s Market was out of Marieke Burning Nettle Gouda, but called around to area shops in an attempt to locate a few wheels for the producer.
The search came up empty-handed, so Steve called owner and cheesemaker Marieke Penterman at Holland’s Family Cheese directly. After explaining the situation, Marieke gave him the scoop: she had exactly 4 wheels left of Burning Nettle Gouda, but they were earmarked for a customer.
So Marieke did what any good Wisconsin cheesemaker would do in this situation: she called the customer, explained the situation, and the customer said: by all means, send the cheese to Hollywood.
The episode is set to air tomorrow on CBS. Check for your local air time here.
